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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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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 Duncan, A. W.

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

From Papers on Health by Kirk, Edward Bruce

A gill of cold-drawn castor-oil, added to the above, would be beneficial.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert

The tubular portions of the frame are made of weldless cold-drawn steel tube.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

Commercial samples of linseed oil, when cold-drawn, have a much higher iodine absorption, probably due to the same cause.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various