wiredraw

(-drô′)

transitive verb wiredrew, wiredrawn, wiredrawing

  1. to draw (metal) into wire
  2. to draw out; spin out; protract; prolong
  3. to make too subtle; strain (a point in argument)

Origin: back-form. < wire-drawer < wire + drawer

See wiredraw in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb wire·drew (-dro͞oˌ), wire·drawn (-drônˌ), wire·draw·ing, wire·draws
  1. To draw (metal) into wire.
  2. To treat (a subject, for example) with great length, excessive detail, or overrefinement; spin out.

Related Forms:

  • wireˈdrawˌer noun
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