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forging
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun forging has 1 sense
- forging(n = noun.act) Array - shaping metal by heating and hammering; Array is a kind of formation, shaping
Derived form verb forge1
CIDE DICTIONARY
forging, n.
- The act of shaping metal by hammering or pressing. [1913 Webster]
- The act of counterfeiting. [1913 Webster]
- A piece of forged work in metal; -- a general name for a piece of hammered iron or steel. [1913 Webster]"There are very few yards in the world at which such forgings could be turned out." [1913 Webster]
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