soft steel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of soft steel
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Swords rode on their hips, singing their soft steel song as they rattled in their scabbards.
From Literature
Bolted to the supporting-frame are two magnetic cores or pole-pieces C C', of iron or soft steel.
From Project Gutenberg
Hence, tougher and more fibrous grades of soft steel termed “Machine” steel, are employed, meaning that the steel is especially suitable for the working parts of machines.
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I remember one old chap with whom I had wrestled long, but in vain, coming into my office and picking up a long, soft steel rivet, which had been bent double and hammered flat.
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The original die is engraved on a block of soft steel of very fine and even quality.
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