drop-forge

[ drop-fawrj, -fohrj ]
/ ˈdrɒpˌfɔrdʒ, -ˌfoʊrdʒ /

verb (used with object), drop-forged, drop-forg·ing. Metalworking.

to form in a drop forge.

Origin of drop-forge

First recorded in 1890–95

OTHER WORDS FROM drop-forge

drop-forg·er, noun

Definition for drop-forge (2 of 2)

drop forge

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.
Also called drop hammer, drop press.

Origin of drop forge

First recorded in 1895–1900

British Dictionary definitions for drop-forge

drop forge

noun

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

verb drop-forge (tr)

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