Drŏp'-prĕss, n.
n. A machine for embossing, punching, &c., consisting of a weight guided vertically, to be raised by a cord and pulley worked by the foot, and to drop on an anvil;—called also drop-hammer, or simply a drop.
n. A machine for embossing, punching, &c., consisting of a weight guided vertically, to be raised by a cord and pulley worked by the foot, and to drop on an anvil;—called also drop-hammer, or simply a drop.