edge tool
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of edge tool
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
Example Sentences
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It should always be remembered that a saw is an edge tool, and its edges are as liable to injury as any edges.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
He learned the trade of edge tool and rifle making, and in 1834 came West with his father, locating a land claim where Chicago now stands.
From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman
What is commonly termed grinding is the class of grinding that is followed as a trade, such as file grinding, saw grinding, plate grinding, edge tool and cutlery grinding.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The wedge follows the grain of the wood, but the edge tool can follow a line determined by the worker.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
Some of the hewn stones were 4 feet 7 inches by 2 feet 4 inches, and 15 inches thick, and had been squared and polished with some sort of an edge tool.
From The Life of Captain James Cook by Kitson, Arthur
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