cold hammering (koldham"ering)

[Verbal n. of cold -hammer, v.] In metal-working, cole - slaw. the act or practice of hammering when cold. It is often affirmed that wrought iron changes from fibrous to crystalline after enduring long-continued cold hammering , vibration, tension, jarring, and other strains. R. Wilson , Steam Boilers, p. 40. cold-harbort (kōld'här"bor), n. 1. An inn.- 2. A protection at a wayside for travelers who are benighted or benumbed with cold. cold-hearted (köld härted), a. Wanting sym- pathy or feeling; indifferent; unkind. O ye cold - hearted frozen formalists. Young , Night Thoughts, iv. 639. .. Men who feel no need to come morally nearer to their fellow creatures than they can come while standing, teacup in hand, answering trifles with trifles, by feeling no such need, prove themselves shallow-thoughted and cold-hearted. H. Spencer , Universal Progre , p. 102. cold-heartedly (kōld' här" ted-li), adv . In a cold-hearted manner.