Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Forging

For′ging

,
Noun.
1.
The act of shaping metal by hammering or pressing.
2.
The act of counterfeiting.
3.
(Mach.)
A piece of forged work in metal; – a general name for a piece of hammered iron or steel.
There are very few yards in the world at which such
forgings
could be turned out.
London Times.

Definition 2024


forging

forging

English

Verb

forging

  1. present participle of forge

Noun

forging (plural forgings)

  1. A component that is forged (shaped by heating and hammering).
    • 1896, United States, Annual report of the Secretary of War
      [] one set of 16-inch steel gun forgings []