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EDGED |
Sharpened |
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HONED |
Sharpened |
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FOCUSED |
Sharpened view |
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ACUATE |
Sharpened; sharp-pointed. |
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NIB |
Sharpened end of quill |
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EDGE |
Sharpened side of a blade |
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FITCHE |
Sharpened to a point; pointed. |
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PICKEDNESS |
The state of being sharpened; pointedness. |
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CROWBAR |
A bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever. |
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EMPALE |
To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through
the body. |
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EMPALEMENT |
A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake
through the body. |
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REBATE |
An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used
for dressing and polishing wood. |
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GRIND |
To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass
grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge. |
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BROACH |
An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at
each end, used by thatchers. |
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ABATTIS |
A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of
whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the
enemy. |
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PICKET |
A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in
fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used
for tethering horses. |
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GUNFLINT |
A sharpened flint for the lock of a gun, to ignite the
charge. It was in common use before the introduction of percussion
caps. |
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PALISADE |
A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in
the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such
stakes set in the ground as a means of defense. |
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CUTWATER |
...r of a
bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order better to
resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the sharpened upper end of th... |
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KNIFE-EDGE |
A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle,
and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a
pendulum, scale beam,... |
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HARPOON |
...fish, as
whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad,
fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by han... |