drawplates
/ˈdrɔːpleɪts/
noun
- Tools used in metalworking or jewelry making to pull wire through a series of holes to reduce its thickness or shape it.
- He carefully pulled the copper rod through the drawplate to achieve the exact diameter he needed.
- In the workshop, drawplates of different sizes hung on the wall for easy access.
- The jeweler used drawplates to make thin silver wire for the necklace.