drawplate

English

Alternative forms

draw plate

Etymology

From draw +‎ plate.

Noun

drawplate (plural drawplates)

1. 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.

References

• “drawplate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.