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delead

American  
[dee-led] / diˈlɛd /

verb (used with object)

Metalworking.
  1. to remove lead adhering to (a metal object) after cold-drawing through a die in which the lead served as a lubricant.


Etymology

Origin of delead

de- + lead 2

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