drop forge

drop forge

n (Mechanical Engineering) 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 vb (tr) (Mechanical Engineering) to forge (metal) into (a component) by the use of a drop forge

drop′ forge`

n. 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. [1895–1900]

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drop forge - device for making large forgings drop hammer, drop pressdevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"smithy, forge - a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering