cold-draw

American  

[kohld-draw] / ˈkoʊldˌdrɔ /

verb (used with object)

Metalworking.

cold-drew, cold-drawn, cold-drawing

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

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Etymology

Origin of cold-draw

First recorded in 1710–20

Example Sentences

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cold-drawing cold-drawn

For parts requiring stock over 3/8 in. in diameter, the physical properties desired were obtained by quenching and tempering the hot-rolled bars before cold-drawing.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)

Great skill has evidently been exercised in the forming of this by the cold-drawn process, it presenting neither seams nor welds.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

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 Simmonds, P. L.

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

Daily rubbing briskly over the whole body with the cold-drawn oil of mustard for a quarter-of-an-hour will have this effect, and even by itself may cure.

From Papers on Health by Kirk, Edward Bruce

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 Wood, Stanley L.