wiredraw

[ wahyuhr-draw ]

verb (used with object),wire·drew, wire·drawn, wire·draw·ing.
  1. to draw (metal) out into wire, especially by pulling forcibly through a series of holes of gradually decreasing diameter in a succession of dies.

  2. to draw out to great length, in quantity or time; stretch out to excess.

  1. to strain unwarrantably, as in meaning.

Origin of wiredraw

1
1590–1600; back formation from wiredrawer;see wire, drawer

Other words from wiredraw

  • wire·draw·er [wahyuhr-draw-er], /ˈwaɪərˌdrɔ ər/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for wiredraw

wiredraw

/ (ˈwaɪəˌdrɔː) /


verb-draws, -drawing, -drew or -drawn
  1. to convert (metal) into wire by drawing through successively smaller dies

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