DRAWPLATE

Etymology

Noun

drawplate (plural drawplates)

A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.

Source: Wiktionary


Draw"plate`, n.

Definition: A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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