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drop forge

¹

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.

drop-forge

²

[ drop-fawrj, -fohrj ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

Metalworking.

drop-forged, drop-forging.

to form in a drop forge.

drop forge

noun

Also calleddrop 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

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

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of drop forge¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Origin of drop forge²

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

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He led the way to a small building where the bars were cut into certain recognized lengths for the men at the drop forges to handle.

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