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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(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.

drawbench ‎(plural drawbenches)

A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.