My sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy.
Dryden.
3. Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and tenuity; as, to
wiredraw an argument.
Such twisting, such wiredrawing, was never seen in a court of justice.
Macaulay.
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.
Wire"-draw`er (?), n. One who draws metal into wire.
Wire"-heel` (?), n. (Far.) A disease in the feet of a horse or other
beast.
Wire"-pull`er (?), n. One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence,
one who operates by secret means; an intriguer.
Political wire-pullers and convention packers.
Lowell.
Wire"-pull`ing, n. The act of pulling the wires, as of a puppet; hence,
secret influence or management, especially in politics; intrigue.
Wire"-tailed` (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having some or all of the tail quills
terminated in a long, slender, pointed shaft, without a web or
barbules.
Wire"work` (?), n. Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.
Wire"-work`er (?), n. One who manufactures articles from wire.
Wire"worm` (?), n. (Zoöl.) (a) One of the larvæ of various species of
snapping beetles, or elaters; — so called from their slenderness and
the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are sometimes very
destructive to the roots of plants. Called also wire grub. (b) A
galleyworm.
Wir"i*ness (?), n. The quality of being wiry.