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free-cutting

[ free-kuht-ing ]

adjective

  1. (of a metal alloy) having good machinability:

    free-cutting steel.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of free-cutting1

First recorded in 1925–30

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Example Sentences

Another form of free cutting tap especially applicable to taps of large diameter has been designed by Professor Sweet.

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