cold-drawn

British  

adjective

1. (of metal wire, bars, etc) having been drawn unheated through a die to reduce dimensions, toughen, and improve surface finish

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Example Sentences

To one quart of cold-drawn linseed oil, add half an ounce of litharge.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

His general style is sincere; he means well; but his words, like cold-drawn castor oil, don't go down with overmuch gusto.

From Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston by Atticus

I'm not raving," he said, "or anywhere near it; but if you want the cold-drawn truth, listen here: I'm poisoned.

From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Wood, Stanley L.

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

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