nailfile

British

/ ˈneɪlˌfaɪl /

noun

a small file, chiefly either of metal or of board coated with emery, used to trim the nails

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Five hairpins, an olive, two dominoes, and a sock...A nailfile, four buttons of various sizes, a telephone slug, seven marbles, and a tiny doll’s chair...

From Literature

"I've got nothing at all," he said—and picked up the nailfile and looked at it questioningly.

From Project Gutenberg

He was completely unnerved, and with the utmost efforts of his will he was unable to control the nailfile.

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