n.
A single cut with a knife.
draw-cut
| Dictionary: Draw·-cut |
| Idioms: draw straws |
Also,
draw lots. Decide by a lottery using straws of different lengths. For example, Let's draw straws to see who will write the first draft. The lots version dates from the 1400s, whereas
straws dates from the 1800s. Both have replaced the still older
draw cuts. Another variant is
draw the short straw, meaning to be the one so selected for a particular task.
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| Short Cut Draw Blood (1975 Album by Jim Capaldi) |
| cotton gin (machine – in textile) |
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 | Dictionary. Webster 1913 Dictionary edited by Patrick J. Cassidy Read more |
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| Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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