cold-drawn

British  

adjective

1. (of metal wire, bars, etc) having been drawn unheated through a die to reduce dimensions, toughen, and improve surface finish

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cold-drawn

I'm not raving," he said, "or anywhere near it; but if you want the cold-drawn truth, listen here: I'm poisoned.

From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Stanley L. Wood

The "cold-drawn" Sesamé oil has an agreeable taste, and is considered equal to Olive oil for edible purposes.

From The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition by A. W. Duncan

Mustard Oil.—Where this is recommended the cold-drawn oil is meant, not the essential oil.

From Papers on Health by Edward Bruce Kirk

The first of the following analyses is that of the sample which I believe the cold-drawn.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by P. L. Simmonds

This announcement obviously disconcerted Dicky and Robin; for it is one thing to take part in a masquerade, and another to get out of the consequences thereof by cold-drawn lying.

From The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton by Ian Hay