hot tear

[ tair ]
noun

  1. a crack formed in hot metal during cooling, caused by an improper pouring temperature or undue restraint.

Origin of hot tear

1
First recorded in 1930–35

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How to use hot tear in a sentence

  • Maisie Ann was still gripping my wrist, and I felt a hot tear go splash on my hand.

    The Wreckers | Francis Lynde

  • A great hot tear splashed down upon his cheek as she rose again, a sob in her throat that ended in a little, moaning cry.

  • A hot tear splashed down upon her cheek, and Mrs. Carroll sighed heavily, while her grave, sad face grew sadder and graver still.

    A Dreadful Temptation | Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller

  • For a moment his heart relented, and a hot tear fell among her golden curls.

  • Mrs. Quiverful was looking full into her husband's face, and saw a small hot tear appear on each of those furrowed cheeks.

    Barchester Towers | Anthony Trollope

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