cut teeth
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Medical professionals cut teeth and tissue out of the then-20-year-old’s mouth.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2022
It is not, however, always necessary to cut teeth all round these wheels, as will be seen by an examination of Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
I had bought a huge saw-blade and cut teeth all down the back; these teeth fitted into a little cogwheel set to take the friction, and driven forward by the spring.
From Wanderers by Worster, W. J. Alexander (William John Alexander)
The large gear has cut teeth, and the pinion is of steel, working in gun-metal bearings.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
It is pretty, in youth, to play with style as a puppy plays with a bone, to cut teeth upon it.
From Adventures in Criticism by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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