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hot-draw

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[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.

Etymology

Origin of hot-draw

First recorded in 1895–1900

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