'Shingling hammer' definitions:

Definition of 'Shingling hammer'

From: GCIDE
  • Shingling \Shin"gling\, n.
  • 1. The act of covering with shingles; shingles, collectively; a covering made of shingles. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Metal) The process of expelling scoriae and other impurities by hammering and squeezing, in the production of wrought iron. [1913 Webster]
  • Shingling hammer, a ponderous hammer moved by machinery, used in shingling puddled iron.
  • Shingling mill, a mill or forge where puddled iron is shingled. [1913 Webster]