wiredraw

[ wahyuhr-draw ]

verb (used with object)

, wire·drew, wire·drawn, wire·draw·ing.

1. to draw (metal) out into wire, especially by pulling forcibly through a series of holes of gradually decreasing diameter in a succession of dies.
2. to draw out to great length, in quantity or time; stretch out to excess.
3. to strain unwarrantably, as in meaning.

wiredraw

/ ˈwaɪəˌdrɔː /

verb

1. to convert (metal) into wire by drawing through successively smaller dies

Other Words From

• wire·draw·er [wahyuhr, -draw-er], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wiredraw¹

1590–1600; back formation from wiredrawer; wire, drawer