definitions

cold-work

[ kohld-wurk ]
/ ˈkoʊldˌwɜrk /

verb (used with object)

to work (metal) at a temperature below that at which recrystallization occurs.

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Nearby words

cold-store, cold-turkey, cold-water, cold-water flat, cold-weld, cold-work, colden, coldie, colditz, coldslaw, coldstream

Origin of cold-work

First recorded in 1930–35

Related forms

cold-work·ing, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for cold work

cold work

noun

the craft of shaping metal without heat

verb cold-work (tr)

to shape (metal) in this way
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