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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shrink \Shrink\, v. t.
1. To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by
imersing it in boiling water.
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2. To draw back; to withdraw. [Obs.]
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The Libyc Hammon shrinks his horn. --Milton.
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{To shrink on} (Mach.), to fix (one piece or part) firmly
around (another) by natural contraction in cooling, as a
tire on a wheel, or a hoop upon a cannon, which is made
slightly smaller than the part it is to fit, and expanded
by heat till it can be slipped into place.
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