cold-work

[ kohld-wurk ]
/ ˈkoʊldˌwɜrk /

verb (used with object)

to work (metal) at a temperature below that at which recrystallization occurs.

Origin of cold-work

First recorded in 1930–35

OTHER WORDS FROM cold-work

cold-work·ing, noun

British Dictionary definitions for cold work

cold work

noun

the craft of shaping metal without heat

verb cold-work (tr)

to shape (metal) in this way