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

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 Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

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 Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred