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Definition of Triphammer
1. Noun. A massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity.
Definition of Triphammer
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of trip hammer) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Triphammer
Literary usage of Triphammer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ithaca and Its Resources: Being an Historical and Descriptive Sketch of the by D. Morris Kurtz (1883)
"The reverberation ot the falling water's roar is almost deafening, and from its
regular and answering beat has arisen the name of triphammer Falls. ..."
2. Ithaca and Its Resources: Being an Historical and Descriptive Sketch of the by D. Morris Kurtz (1883)
"The reverberation ot the falling water's roar is almost deafening, and from its
regular and answering beat has arisen the name of triphammer Falls. ..."
3. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of by Lewis publishing company, Chicago, Ezra Scollay Stearns, William Frederick Whitcher, Edward Everett Parker (1908)
"... son of Jeremiah and Mehitable (Hayes) Tilton, was born in Sanbornton, August 20.
1789, and began life as a blacksmith in his father's triphammer shop. ..."
4. The Economy of Workshop Manipulation: A Logical Method of Learning by John Richards (1876)
"What effect as to the rate of movement is produced by the elastic connections of
a triphammer ? CHAPTER XXV. CRANK-HAMMERS. POWER-HAMMERS operated by crank ..."
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