Webster's Dictionary 1913

5941

Drawbench

Draw″bench′ (?), n.(Med.) A machine in which strips of metal are drawn through a drawplate; especially, one in which wire is thus made; — also called drawing bench.

5942

Drawbolt

Draw″bolt′ (?), n.(Engin.) A coupling pin. See under Coupling.

5943

Drawbore

Draw″bore′ (?), n.(Joinery) A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against which the shoulder is to re...

5944

Drawbore (2)

Draw″bore′, v. t. 1. To make a drawbore in; as, to drawbore a tenon.2. To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.

5945

Drawboy

Draw″boy′ (?), n.(Weaving) A boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom; also, a part of power loom that performs the same office.

5946

Drawbridge

Draw″bridge′ (?), n. A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or hinder communication at pleasure, as b...

5947

Drawcansir

Draw″can‐sir (?), n. A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart; a bully.The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he acted like a drawcansir, sparing neit...

5948

Drawee

Draw‐ee″ (?), n.(Law) The person on whom an order or bill of exchange is drawn; — the correlative of drawer.

5949

Drawer

Draw″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, draws; as: (a) One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom. Shak. (b) One who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a g...

5950

Drawfiling

Draw″fil′ing (?), n. The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.

5951

Drawgear

Draw″gear′ (?), n. 1. A harness for draught horses.2. (Railroad) The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn.

5952

Drawgloves

Draw″gloves′ (?), n. pl. An old game, played by holding up the fingers. Herrick.

5953

Drawhead

Draw″head′ (?), n.(Railroad) The flanged outer end of a drawbar; also, a name applied to the drawgear.

5954

Drawing

Draw″ing, n. 1. The act of pulling, or attracting.2. The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one co...

5955

Drawing-room

Draw″ing–room′ (?), n. [Abbrev. fr. withdraw-ing-room.] 1. A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room to which company withdraws from the dining room.2. The compan...

5956

Drawl

Drawl (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Drawled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Drawling.] [Prob. fr. draw: cf. D. dralen to linger, tarry, Icel. dralla to loiter. See Draw, and cf. Draggle.] To utte...

5957

Drawl (2)

Drawl, v. i. To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc.Theologians and moralists... talk mostly in a drawling and dreaming way ...

5958

Drawl (3)

Drawl, n. A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance.

5959

Drawlatch

Draw″latch′ (?), n. A housebreaker or thief. Old Play (1631).

5960

Drawling

Drawl″ing (?), n. The act of speaking with a drawl; a drawl. — Drawl″ing‐ly, adv.Bacon.

5961

Drawlink

Draw″link′ (?), n. Same as Drawbar (b).

5962

Drawloom

Draw″loom′ (?), n. 1. A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; — called also drawboy.2. A species of damask made on the drawloom.

5963

Drawn

Drawn (?), p. p. & a. See Draw, v. t. & i.Drawn butter, butter melter and prepared to be used as a sort of gravy. — Drawn fowl, an eviscerated fowl. — Drawn gameorbattle, one in...

5964

Drawnet

Draw″net′ (?), n. A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also, a dragnet. Crabb.

5965

Drawplate

Draw″plate′ (?), n. A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.

5966

Drawrod

Draw″rod′ (?), n.(Railroad) A rod which unites the drawgear at opposite ends of the car, and bears the pull required to draw the train.

5967

Drawshave

Draw″shave′ (?), n. See Drawing knife.