cold-drawn
Britishadjective
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This announcement obviously disconcerted Dicky and Robin; for it is one thing to take part in a masquerade, and another to get out of the consequences thereof by cold-drawn lying.
From The Right Stuff Some Episodes in the Career of a North Briton by Hay, Ian
Commercial samples of linseed oil, when cold-drawn, have a much higher iodine absorption, probably due to the same cause.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various
The shells are turned from cold-drawn seamless steel tubing, having a carbon content of 0.20 per cent, and they are finished at the rate of one in nine minutes.
From Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc. by Jones, Franklin D.
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.
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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