steam hammer

noun

a hammer for forging, operated by steam.

Origin of steam hammer

First recorded in 1835–45

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Historical Examples of steam hammer

I have said that steam-hammer forging is on the decline in the railway town.
Life in a Railway Factory
Alfred Williams
The steam-hammer shed has thus been deprived of much of its importance.
Life in a Railway Factory
Alfred Williams
The date of the first sketch of my steam-hammer was Nov. 24, 1839.
Stories of Invention
Edward E. Hale
There are other ways of breaking a walnut than crushing it with a steam-hammer.
The Criminal & the Community
James Devon
The invention of the steam-hammer was the result of necessity.
Great Facts
Frederick C. Bakewell