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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One of the pivoted adjustable cams which form the throat of a drawhead-die through which wire or lead pipe is drawn.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One of several pivoted pieces forming the throat of an adjustable die used in drawing wire, lead pipe, etc.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One of several pivoted pieces forming the throat of an adjustable die used in drawing wire, lead pipe, etc.

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