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 […]

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Middle English

Noun

forging

1. Alternative form of forgynge