round file
/ slang /
noun
a wastepaper basket
verbround-file
(tr) to throw into a wastepaper basket; discard; reject
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How to use round file in a sentence
The round face of a half-round file requires eight, ten or more courses to complete it.
The curve at the butt of the gun-stock should be cut out with the turning-saw, and rounded with a half-round file.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop | Harris W. MooreOn the same end of the block, file (using round file) a groove right across the corner, about 1⁄8 in.
The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals | Charles Conrad SleffelThey are slightly enlarged, if necessary, by the round file.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold CooleyLacking that, bore a smaller hole and enlarge it with a round file.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop | Harris W. Moore
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