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wiredrawn

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wiredraw \Wire"draw`\, v. t. [imp. {Wiredrew}; p. p.
   {Wiredrawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wiredrawing}.]
   1. To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it
      through a hole in a plate of steel.

   2. Hence, to draw by art or violence.

            My sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy.
                                                  --Dryden.

   3. Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and
      tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument.

            Such twisting, such wiredrawing, was never seen in a
            court of justice.                     --Macaulay.

   4. (Steam Engine) To pass, or to draw off, (as steam) through
      narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or
      force by friction.

Source : WordNet®

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