cold-work
verb (used with object)
to work (metal) at a temperature below that at which recrystallization occurs.
cold-work
American
[kohld-wurk]
/ ˈkoʊldˌwɜrk /
verb (used with object)
cold work
British
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cold-work
First recorded in 1930–35
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The one-room Method Gallery continues its practice of hosting cutting-edge installations with Seattle’s first solo show of work by Morgan Peterson, a glassblower, cold-work and mixed-media artist.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
It was a great place for cold-work labs, but not worth anything for colonization.
From Unwise Child by Garrett, Randall
"If you drove a cold work van all day, going from job to job, you'd understand," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
It was wet, cold work; it could even be dangerous.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
It's cold work living in the flesh, such as I find it—you seem jolly as a hot cinder, and for the matter of that, what am I now but dust and ashes?
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 by Various
Gosh all humlock, but it was cold work gettin' them suckers ready.
From Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter by Tileston, Merrill
They had often to breathe on and rub their hands during their cold work.
From Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von
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