trip hammer

noun

A powered machine used in a forge which repeatedly strikes work placed on an anvil.

Meanings

nountrip hammer (plural trip hammers)

plural trip hammers

  1. A powered machine used in a forge which repeatedly strikes work placed on an anvil.
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