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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Origin of cold-work
First recorded in 1930–35
OTHER WORDS FROM cold-work
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How to use cold-work in a sentence
If anything the work the two cops and the maintenance guy were doing deserves more respect and probably helped a lot more people.
Why, some might be asking, am I being so harsh on their work so soon after they died?
This is comedy based on a cold humor, detached, euphemistic, devoid of any generosity.
We indulge in expensive cold-pressed juices and SoulCycle classes, justifying these purchases as investments in our health.
“I love my job and I love my city and I am committed to the work here,” he said in a statement.
Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.
Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
With him one is at high pressure all the time, and I have gained a good many more ideas from him than I can work up in a hurry.
In fact, except for Ramona's help, it would have been a question whether even Alessandro could have made Baba work in harness.
Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
British Dictionary definitions for cold-work
noun
the craft of shaping metal without heat
verb cold-work (tr)
to shape (metal) in this way
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