The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cold shut
Shut \Shut\, n. The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.
Just then returned at shut of evening flowers.
--Milton.
2. A door or cover; a shutter. [Obs.]
--Sir I. Newton.
3. The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by welding.
Cold shut, the imperfection in a casting caused by the flowing of liquid metal upon partially chilled metal; also, the imperfect weld in a forging caused by the inadequate heat of one surface under working.
Usage examples of "cold shut".
Chilton, as Pollyanna found out one day when a hard cold shut her up in the house.