wiredraw

v. t. [ imp. Wiredrew p. p. Wiredrawn p. pr. & vb. n. Wiredrawing. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, to draw by art or violence. [ 1913 Webster ]

My sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such twisting, such wiredrawing, was never seen in a court of justice. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Steam Engine) To pass, or to draw off, (as steam) through narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or force by friction. [ 1913 Webster ]