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edge tool

noun

  1. a tool with a cutting edge.


edge tool

noun

  1. a tool with one or more cutting edges
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of edge tool1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
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Example Sentences

The particles of sand left in the surface would quickly dull an edge tool.

This workman employs here an edge tool of the same shape as the fleshing-knife, but larger and sharper.

The wedge follows the grain of the wood, but the edge tool can follow a line determined by the worker.

It should always be remembered that a saw is an edge tool, and its edges are as liable to injury as any edges.

Or by waiting a few minutes until the glue thickens, much of it can readily be peeled off with an edge tool.

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