drop forge

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noun Metalworking.

a device for making large forgings in which a heavy object is allowed to fall vertically upon a piece of work placed on an anvil or between dies.

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Also called drop hammer, drop press.

Origin of drop forge

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby drop forge

drop-dead date, drop-dead fee, drop-down menu, drop elbow, droperidol, drop forge, drop forging, drop front, drop girt, drop goal, drop hammer

Other definitions for drop forge (2 of 2)

drop-forge

[ drop-fawrj, -fohrj ]

/ ˈdrɒpˌfɔrdʒ, -ˌfoʊrdʒ /

verb (used with object), drop-forged, drop-forg·ing.Metalworking.

to form in a drop forge.

Origin of drop-forge

First recorded in 1890–95

OTHER WORDS FROM drop-forge

drop-forger, noun

How to use drop forge in a sentence

During an emergency that ratio could be allowed to drop to 8.5 people per orbit.
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But with the pipeline, transportation costs drop and production would be higher.
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Then, depending on how urgent I think it is to get it, sometimes I have to go back home and drop it off.
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A Change.org petition asking A&E to drop the show is already making the rounds online.
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Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
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At a quarter past seven he took his leave and we let drop our anchor where we were, off Cape Tekke.
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Now and then he touched one with his long and sallow fingers, lifted its cover, then let it drop mechanically.
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In fact, on the palm a small drop of blood showed distinctly against the firm, pink flesh.
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In fact, on the Professor's right hand there showed a drop of blood, perceptibly larger this time than before.
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British Dictionary definitions for drop forge

drop forge

noun

Also called: drop hammer a device for forging metal between two dies, one of which is fixed, the other acting by gravity or by steam or hydraulic pressure

verb drop-forge (tr)

to forge (metal) into (a component) by the use of a drop forge

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