Definition of Drop hammer

1. Noun. Device for making large forgings.

Exact synonyms: Drop Forge, Drop Press
Generic synonyms: Device
Group relationships: Forge, Smithy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drop Hammer

drop behind
drop biscuit
drop by
drop by the wayside
drop cap
drop ceiling
drop cloth
drop curtain
drop dead
drop down
drop earring
drop finger
drop forge
drop goal
drop grommet
drop hammer (current term)
drop hand
drop heart
drop in
drop in the bucket
drop in the ocean
drop ins
drop keel
drop kerb
drop kick
drop kicks
drop letter
drop light
drop like flies
drop line

Literary usage of Drop hammer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Foundations of Bridges and Buildings by Roland Parker Davis, Henry Sylvester Jacoby (1914)
"THE DROP PILE-HAMMER A drop-hammer is one which is raised by means of a rope and then ... Sa shows a drop-hammer of modern design with all corners rounded. ..."

2. Foundations of Bridges and Buildings by Henry Sylvester Jacoby, Roland Parker Davis (1914)
"THE DROP PILE-HAMMER A drop-hammer is one which is raised by means of a rope and then ... 8a shows a drop-hammer of modern design with all corners rounded. ..."

3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"As a rule, small work having a circular cross-section is forged under a drop hammer, although this class of work is also frequently made under a power ..."

4. Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention by Mid-West Cement Users' Association (1915)
"The ability to vary the fall of the drop hammer is of great utility hi overcoming the variable resistances to be met with in the driving. ..."

5. A Treatise on Masonry Construction by Ira Osborn Baker (1914)
"Drop-hammer vs. Steam-hammer. The drop-hammer is capable of driving the pile against the greater resistance. The maximum fall of the drop-hammer is 40 or 50 ..."

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