What does "wiredraw" mean?
Wiredraw: Hence, to draw by art or violence. My sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.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.
- 3.(Steam Engine) To pass, or to draw off, (as steam) through narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or force by friction.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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