rat-tail file
noun
a long, narrow file having a circular cross section.
Origin of rat-tail file
1First recorded in 1840–50
Words Nearby rat-tail file
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How to use rat-tail file in a sentence
The rat-tail file he was carrying was driven into his side, making a wound from which he died in two hours.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.It was laconic, but it sounded like a rat-tail file on steel.
The Skipper and the Skipped | Holman DayIt is filed out with a rat-tail file until it is large enough to admit the tube very tightly.
These consist in lateral cuts having a depth of an eighth of an inch and are best made with a rat tail file.
Hunting with the Bow and Arrow | Saxton PopeThe round or rat tail file is necessary in filing out small holes, the half round for finishing the interior of large ones.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred Pag
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