drop forge

¹ American  

noun

Metalworking.

1. 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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drop-forge ² American  

[drop-fawrj, -fohrj] / ˈdrɒpˌfɔrdʒ, -ˌfoʊrdʒ /

verb (used with object)

Metalworking.

drop-forged, drop-forging

1. to form in a drop forge.

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drop forge British  

noun

1. 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

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• drop-forger noun

Etymology

Origin of drop forge¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Origin of drop-forge²

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

A drop forge is a place . . . with giant steam-hammers, powerful forging presses, forging machines.

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