Rules are made to be broken - Or are they?

Hello Gentlemen

I thought as i left the club last night that finding out what the correct definition of wire is would help you settle your "Rules" arguement. I myself am not bothered either way if plastic or a metal front axle is used as my 1/24th car is wickedly fast enough for me anyway! But - the english oxford dictionary states this:

wire

• noun 1 metal drawn out into a thin flexible thread or rod. 2 a length or quantity of wire used for fencing, to carry an electric current, etc. 3 a concealed electronic listening device. 4 informal a telegram.

• verb 1 install electric circuits or wires in. 2 provide, fasten, or reinforce with wire. 3 informal, chiefly N. Amer. send a telegram to.

— PHRASES by wire by telegraph. down to the wire informal until the very last minute.

— ORIGIN Old English, probably related to Latin viere ‘plait, weave’.


http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/wire?view=uk

Just so you can see it for yourself the link is above. Sounds like wire is metal.

Well, now i've released the cat to paly with the pigeons I'll scurry back to my pit box.