tilt hammer

noun

1. a drop hammer used in forging, consisting of a heavy head at one end of a pivoted lever.

tilt hammer

noun

1. a drop hammer consisting of a heavy head moving at the end of a pivoted arm; used in forging

Word History and Origins

Origin of tilt hammer¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

Yates rose and watched him, his face pale, and his heart thumping at his side like a tilt-hammer.

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This process was formerly performed by striking the ball of iron repeatedly with a tilt-hammer.

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In 1750 it placed him under a penalty of 200 for erecting a rolling-mill, tilt-hammer or steel-furnace.

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The tilt-hammer weighs from six to twelve hundred pounds, and is most commonly moved by water power.

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In all cases in which a tilt hammer is used, the bellows from which the blast proceeds is moved by water or steam power.

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