deep-draw

[ deep-draw ]

verb (used with object),deep-drew, deep-drawn, deep-draw·ing.Metalworking.
  1. to form (tubing, containers, etc.) by pulling strip or sheet metal between suitably formed and spaced dies.: Compare cup (def. 22).

Origin of deep-draw

1
First recorded in 1920–25

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How to use deep-draw in a sentence

  • Dismounting, they tied their horses in a deep draw, and crawled to the top, where they could watch for her signal.

    'Me-Smith' | Caroline Lockhart
  • At noon the pack-train descended into a deep draw, well covered with cedar and sage.

    The Rainbow Trail | Zane Grey
  • Job Nutt took a deep draw at his pipe, and turned and looked down at Murphy, now just over three years old.

    'Murphy' | Major Gambier-Parry
  • On the north side of this primitive dwelling was a deep draw-well.

    A Walk from London to Fulham | Thomas Crofton Croker