free-cutting

[ free-kuht-ing ]

adjective

(of a metal alloy) having good machinability: free-cutting steel.

Origin of free-cutting

¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Words Nearby free-cutting

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How to use free-cutting in a sentence

Another form of free cutting tap especially applicable to taps of large diameter has been designed by Professor Sweet.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II | Joshua Rose

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