cold-draw

[ kohld-draw ]

/ ˈkoʊldˌdrɔ /

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verb (used with object), cold-drew, cold-drawn, cold-draw·ing.Metalworking.

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

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Origin of cold-draw

First recorded in 1710–20

Words nearby cold-draw

cold cream, cold-cure resin, cold cut, cold cuts, cold deck, cold-draw, cold-drawn, cold drink, cold duck, Colden, cold feet

How to use cold-draw in a sentence

This is comedy based on a cold humor, detached, euphemistic, devoid of any generosity.
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We indulge in expensive cold-pressed juices and SoulCycle classes, justifying these purchases as investments in our health.
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Cold War fears could be manipulated through misleading art to attract readers to daunting material.
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The vaccine is delivered through a “carrier virus” that causes a common cold in chimpanzees but does not affect humans.
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In Dresden, Germany, anti-Islam rallies each week draw thousands of demonstrators.
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Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.
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Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
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It was one of those long moments that makes a fellow draw his breath sharp when he thinks about it afterward.
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When alone she sometimes picked it up and kissed the cold glass passionately.
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Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
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