steam hammer
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An industrial machine designed to produce a hammer action through steam power.
Example Sentences
- "Lewis Kirk, the inventor of the steam hammer, and John Dodsworth, of Reading, Penn. have invented a new compound which they say "experience has proved to be a superior compound for preventing friction. The invention is the union, under a high degree of heat, of oil with asphaltum, or with coal tar, or with both together."
- "The steel works, with their Siemens furnaces, the rail-rolling mill with its enormous single-cylinder engine fitted with Corliss valve gear, and the forge in which were installed the great steam hammers and hydraulic presses—these were teeming with interest, and the best way to pick up information was to work with the millwrights."