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Gunflint :: Gunflint (n.) A sharpened flint for the lock of a gun, to ignite the charge. It was in common use before the introduction of percussion caps..

Grind :: Grind (n.) The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction..

Rebate :: Rebate (n.) An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood..

Knife-edge :: Knife-edge (n.) 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, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction..

Abattis :: Abattis (n.) A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy..

Hone :: Hone (v. t.) To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order to sharpen; as, to hone a razor..

Strop :: Strop (v. t.) To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor..

Acumination :: Acumination (n.) A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.

Spiculate :: Spiculate (v. t.) To sharpen to a point.

Quill :: Quill (n.) A pen for writing made by sharpening and splitting the point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the proper subject of his quill..

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe..

Sharpening :: Sharpening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sharpe.

Fitche :: Fitche (a.) Sharpened to a point; pointed.

Rub :: Rub (n.) A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; -- called also rubstone..

Whittle :: Whittle (v. t.) To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to excite with liquor; to inebriate..

Pointing :: Pointing (n.) The act of sharpening.

Empalement :: Empalement (n.) A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.

Cutwater :: Cutwater (n.) A starling or other structure attached to the pier 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 the pier itself..

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires..

Keen :: Keen (v. t.) To sharpen; to make cold.

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