cold-hammerv.
/ˈkəʊldˌhamə/ Metallurgy.
transitive. To hammer (iron, etc.) when cold.
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1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 206 Beating them when hot improves them much, provided they be not heated again; but if they have been cold hammered, the injury is full 30 per cent.
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