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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A machine consisting of an anvil or base aligned with a hammer that is raised and then dropped on molten metal, used to forge or stamp the metal resting on the anvil.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as drop-press.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun device for making large forgings

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