What is to pass, or to draw off, (as steam) through narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or force by friction called?
wiredraw — (Steam Engine) To pass, or to draw off, (as steam) through narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or force by friction. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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