hot-draw

American  

[hot-draw] / ˈhɒtˈdrɔ /

verb (used with object)

hot-drew, hot-drawn, hot-drawing

1. Metalworking. to draw (wire, tubing, etc.) at a temperature high enough to permit recrystallization.

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Etymology

Origin of hot-draw

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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hot-drawn

In the commercial process, the ground seeds are first pressed at ordinary temperature, which yields "cold-drawn" oil, then the press cake is heated and pressed again, whereby "hot-drawn" oil is obtained.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

Here were huge piles of tea-chests, assorted and unassorted, and the high-salaried tea-taster with his row of tiny cups of hot-drawn tea, delicately sampling and classifying the varieties and grades for market.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Elizabeth Cady Stanton