drop hammer


noun

Origin of drop hammer

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example sentences from the Web for drop hammer

  • This shop contains six down-draught forges and one drop-hammer, and is also served by the telpherage system.

    The New York Subway |Anonymous
  • Jerking the rope in his hands, Tom Nedley tripped the latch holding the drop-hammer, and instantly Ramsay felt the weight.

    The Spell of the White Sturgeon |James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • They hung it on the other pulley and, when it was in place, the end was about three feet below the drop-hammer.

    The Spell of the White Sturgeon |James Arthur Kjelgaard

British Dictionary definitions for drop hammer

drop hammer

noun

another name for drop forge