wiredraw

UK: /ˈwaɪəˌdrɔː/ US: (wī^ər′drô′)

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wire•draw  (wī^ər′drô′), v.t., -drew, -drawn, -draw•ing. 

1. Metallurgy to draw (metal) out into wire, esp. 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.

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

wire•draw•er  (wī^ər′drô′ər), n. 

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wiredraw / ˈwaɪəˌdrɔː/ verb ( -draws, -drawing, -drew, -drawn)

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