round file
Britishnoun
verb
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A piece of tin or sheet metal is shaped over a round file as shown in Fig.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
A hole bored may be readily enlarged by a round file.
From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by C. A. Bogardus
After this is done, take a small half round file and smooth the edges into shape and good form.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
Lubricators.—These are short pieces of tubing hollowed at one end by a round file of the same diameter as the bearings.
From Things To Make by Archibald Williams
Each mouth of each bottle must be fitted with a cork, having a hole made with a round file of a proper size for containing the tube.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Antoine Lavoisier
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