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9 words match “TILT HAMMER”

TILT HAMMER n.
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.
LIFT n.
being drawn aside. -- Lift gate, a gate that is opened by lifting. -- Lift hammer. See Tilt hammer. -- Lift lock, a canal lock. -- Lift pump, a lifting pump. -- Lift tenter (Windmills), a governor for regulating the speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action of grinding machinery according to the s…
LOOP n.
A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls. [Written also loup.]
OLIVER n.
A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot.
TILT v. 2 definitions
To hammer or forge with a tilt hammer; as, to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile.
TILT-MILL n.
A mill where a tilt hammer is used, or where the process of tilting is carried on.
TILTER n.
One who operates a tilt hammer.
TILTING n.
The process by which blister steel is rendered ductile by being forged with a tilt hammer. Tilting helmet, a helmet of large size and unusual weight and strength, worn at tilts.
TRIP HAMMER n.
A tilt hammer.