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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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