drawplate

British  

/ ˈdrɔːˌpleɪt /

noun

1. a plate used to reduce the diameter of wire by drawing it through conical holes

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Example Sentences

Ranofer picked up the ingot, which was now cool enough to handle, and carried it to the nearby workbench on which the drawplate stood.

From Literature

He had poured that slim little ingot, now lying yonder in the courtyard beside the drawplate, from just such sweepings as this.

From Literature

Only one ingot lay beside the drawplate.

From Literature

The apprentice held another, greasing it for the drawplate.

From Literature

She saw Mme Lorilleux, a small, dark woman, agile and strong, drawing with all the vigor of her arms—assisted by a pair of pincers—a thread of black metal, which she passed through the holes of a drawplate held by the vice.

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