4. That part of a bridge which may be raised, swung round, or drawn aside; the movable part of a drawbridge.
See the Note under Drawbridge. [U.S.]
Drawable
(Draw"a*ble) a. Capable of being drawn.
Drawback
(Draw"back`) n.
1. A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable
feature.
The avarice of Henry VII . . . . must be deemed a drawback from the wisdom ascribed to him.
Hallam. 2. (Com.) Money paid back or remitted; especially, a certain amount of duties or customs, sometimes
the whole, and sometimes only a part, remitted or paid back by the government, on the exportation of
the commodities on which they were levied. M&lsquoCulloch.
Drawbar
(Draw"bar`) n. (Railroad) (a) An openmouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling
link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the connection
between the cars of a train. (b) A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a
locomotive to a tender or car.
Drawbench
(Draw"bench`) n. (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.
Drawbolt
(Draw"bolt`) n. (Engin.) A coupling pin. See under Coupling.
Drawbore
(Draw"bore`) n. (Joinery) A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes
through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against which the shoulder is to rest, so that a pin or
bolt, when driven into it, will draw these parts together. Weale.
Drawbore
(Draw"bore`), v. t.
1. To make a drawbore in; as, to drawbore a tenon.
2. To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.
Drawboy
(Draw"boy`) n. (Weaving) A boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom; also, a part
of power loom that performs the same office.
Drawbridge
(Draw"bridge`) n. A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be raised up, let
down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or hinder communication at pleasure, as before the gate of a
town or castle, or over a navigable river or canal.
The movable portion, or draw, is called, specifically, a bascule, balance, or lifting bridge, a turning,
swivel, or swing bridge, or a rolling bridge, according as it turns on a hinge vertically, or on a pivot
horizontally, or is pushed on rollers.
Drawcansir
(Draw"can*sir) n. [From the name of a bullying braggart character in the play by George
Villiers called "The Rehearsal."] A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart; a bully.
The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he acted like a drawcansir, sparing neither friend
nor foe.
Addison. Draw-cut
(Draw"-cut`) n. A single cut with a knife.
