The Libyc Hammon shrinks his horn.
Milton.
To shrink on (Mach.), to fix (one piece or part) firmly around
(another) by natural contraction in cooling, as a tire on a wheel, or a
hoop upon a cannon, which is made slightly smaller than the part it is
to fit, and expanded by heat till it can be slipped into place.
Shrink, n. The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil;
withdrawal.
Yet almost wish, with sudden shrink, That I had less to praise.
Leigh Hunt.
Shrink"age (?), n. 1. The act of shrinking; a contraction into less
bulk or measurement.
2. The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost by
shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc.