tilt hammer
noun
a drop hammer used in forging, consisting of a heavy head at one end of a pivoted lever.
Origin of tilt hammer
First recorded in 1740–50
Words nearby tilt hammer
tillotson,
tilly,
tilsit,
tilt,
tilt at windmills,
tilt hammer,
tilt-top table,
tilt-up,
tilth,
tilting board,
tilting chest
Example sentences from the Web for tilt hammer
In 1750 it placed him under a penalty of 200 for erecting a rolling-mill, tilt-hammer or steel-furnace.
Yates rose and watched him, his face pale, and his heart thumping at his side like a tilt-hammer.
Sevenoaks |J. G. HollandThis process was formerly performed by striking the ball of iron repeatedly with a tilt-hammer.
The tilt-hammer weighs from six to twelve hundred pounds, and is most commonly moved by water power.
Popular Technology; Volume 2 |Edward Hazen
British Dictionary definitions for tilt hammer
tilt hammer
noun
a drop hammer consisting of a heavy head moving at the end of a pivoted arm; used in forging