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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wiredraw \Wire"draw`\, v. t. [imp. {Wiredrew}; p. p.
{Wiredrawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wiredrawing}.]
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1. To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it
through a hole in a plate of steel.
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2. Hence, to draw by art or violence.
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My sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy.
--Dryden.
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3. Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and
tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument.
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Such twisting, such wiredrawing, was never seen in a
court of justice. --Macaulay.
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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.
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