nailfile
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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 "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
He was completely unnerved, and with the utmost efforts of his will he was unable to control the nailfile.
From Astounding Stories, July, 1931 by Various
"I've got nothing at all," he said—and picked up the nailfile and looked at it questioningly.
From Astounding Stories, July, 1931 by Various
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