hot-roll
[ hot-rohl, -rohl ]
verb (used with object)Metalworking.
to roll (metal) at a heat high enough to permit recrystallization.
Origin of hot-roll
1First recorded in 1875–80
Words Nearby hot-roll
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How to use hot-roll in a sentence
Mr. Trabb had sliced his hot roll into three feather-beds, and was slipping butter in between the blankets, and covering it up.
Great Expectations | Charles DickensHalf a kidney and one piece of bacon between a split hot roll makes a delicious sandwich.
Campward Ho! | UnknownFor rolls, a hot-roll cover is both convenient and attractive.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesMore than once she had given them a hot roll or so or a freshly baked little tartlet with fruit in the center.
The Lost Prince | Frances Hodgson BurnettYou can't expect me to give you two hundred florins, and then give you a hot roll to carry in your heart.
St. Peter's Umbrella | Klmn Mikszth
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