'To shrink on' definitions:

Definition of 'To shrink on'

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  • Shrink \Shrink\, v. t.
  • 1. To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To draw back; to withdraw. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • The Libyc Hammon shrinks his horn. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • To shrink on (Mach.), to fix (one piece or part) firmly around (another) by natural contraction in cooling, as a tire on a wheel, or a hoop upon a cannon, which is made slightly smaller than the part it is to fit, and expanded by heat till it can be slipped into place. [1913 Webster]

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