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cold-draw

American

[kohld-draw] / ˈkoʊldˌdrɔ /

verb (used with object)

Metalworking.

cold-drew, cold-drawn, cold-drawing

to draw (wire, tubing, etc.) without preheating the metal.

Etymology

Origin of cold-draw

First recorded in 1710–20

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