hot-roll

[ hot-rohl, -rohl ]

verb (used with object)

, Metalworking.

1. to roll (metal) at a heat high enough to permit recrystallization.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hot-roll¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Mr. Trabb had sliced his hot roll into three feather-beds, and was slipping butter in between the blankets, and covering it up.

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Half a kidney and one piece of bacon between a split hot roll makes a delicious sandwich.

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For rolls, a hot-roll cover is both convenient and attractive.

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More than once she had given them a hot roll or so or a freshly baked little tartlet with fruit in the center.

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You can't expect me to give you two hundred florins, and then give you a hot roll to carry in your heart.

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