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cold-drawn

British  

adjective

  1. (of metal wire, bars, etc) having been drawn unheated through a die to reduce dimensions, toughen, and improve surface finish

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The tubular portions of the frame are made of weldless cold-drawn steel tube.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various

The "cold-drawn" Sesamé oil has an agreeable taste, and is considered equal to Olive oil for edible purposes.

From The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition by Duncan, A. W.

Daily rubbing briskly over the whole body with the cold-drawn oil of mustard for a quarter-of-an-hour will have this effect, and even by itself may cure.

From Papers on Health by Kirk, Edward Bruce

Great skill has evidently been exercised in the forming of this by the cold-drawn process, it presenting neither seams nor welds.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

A gill of cold-drawn castor-oil, added to the above, would be beneficial.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Jennings, Robert

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