- tilt hammer
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a drop hammer used in forging, consisting of a heavy head at one end of a pivoted lever.[1740-50]
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tilt hammer
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Tilt hammer — Tilt ham mer A tilted hammer; a heavy hammer, used in iron works, which is lifted or tilted by projections or wipers on a revolving shaft; a trip hammer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tilt hammer — n. a heavy drop hammer used in drop forging … English World dictionary
tilt hammer — /ˈtɪlt hæmə/ (say tilt hamuh) noun a drop hammer used in forging, etc., consisting of a heavy head at one end of a pivoted lever …
tilt hammer — noun a heavy pivoted hammer used in forging, raised mechanically and allowed to drop on the metal being worked … English new terms dictionary
tilt-hammer — n. Trip hammer … New dictionary of synonyms
tilt hammer — noun : helve hammer … Useful english dictionary
tilt-hammer — … Useful english dictionary
tilt — tilt1 [tilt] vt. [ME tilten, to be overthrown, totter, prob. < OE * tieltan < tealt, shaky, unstable; akin to Swed tulta, to totter < IE base * del , to waddle, totter > Sans dulā, she who totters] 1. to cause to slope or slant; tip 2 … English World dictionary
Tilt — Tilt, v. t. [OE. tilten, tulten, to totter, fall, AS. tealt unstable, precarious; akin to tealtrian to totter, to vacillate, D. tel amble, ambling pace, G. zelt, Icel. t[ o]lt an ambling pace, t[ o]lta to amble. Cf. {Totter}.] 1. To incline; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tilt — Tilt, n. 1. A thrust, as with a lance. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament. [1913 Webster] 3. See {Tilt hammer}, in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster] 4.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
