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hot tear

American

[tair] / tɛər /

noun

a crack formed in hot metal during cooling, caused by an improper pouring temperature or undue restraint.

Etymology

Origin of hot tear

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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Her words burn all the way down my neck into my chest like a scalding hot tear.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

A hot tear stood in each of the warden's eyes as he looked round upon his married daughter.

From The Warden by Trollope, Anthony

Maisie Ann was still gripping my wrist, and I felt a hot tear go splash on my hand.

From The Wreckers by Lynde, Francis

It seemed as though there were no limit to Rod's ingenuity in devising ways of annoying him, and many a hot tear did he succeed in wringing from him.

From Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia by Finnemore, Joseph

For a moment his heart relented, and a hot tear fell among her golden curls.

From The Portland Sketch Book by Various

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