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Trim :: Trim (v. t.) To make ready or right by cutting or shortening; to clip or lop; to curtail; as, to trim the hair; to trim a tree..

Sectorial :: Sectorial (a.) Adapted for cutting.

Cope-chisel :: Cope-chisel (n.) A narrow chisel adapted for cutting a groove.

Cut :: Cut (v. t.) To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.; to carve; to hew out..

Tool :: Tool (n.) A machine for cutting or shaping materials; -- also called machine tool.

Spade :: Spade (n.) An implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting usually of an oblong and nearly rectangular blade of iron, with a handle like that of a shovel..

Annihilate :: Annihilate (v. t.) To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of, so that the specific thing no longer exists; as, to annihilate a forest by cutting down the trees..

Burr :: Burr (n.) The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2..

Stamp :: Stamp (v. t.) An instrument for cutting out, or shaping, materials, as paper, leather, etc., by a downward pressure..

Recoupe :: Recoupe (v. t.) To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction..

Carve :: Carve (v. t.) To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on a tree..

Lop :: Lop (v. t.) To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything; to sho/ -- by cutting off the extremities; to cut off, or remove as superfluous parts; as, to lop a tree or its branches..

Burin :: Burin (n.) The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble..

Fall :: Fall (n.) The act of felling or cutting down.

Resect :: Resect (v. t.) To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting.

Tarsotomy :: Tarsotomy (n.) The operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages.

Lettering :: Lettering (n.) The act or business of making, or marking with, letters, as by cutting or painting..

Lithotomist :: Lithotomist (n.) One who performs the operation of cutting for stone in the bladder, or one who is skilled in the operation..

Paring :: Paring (v. t.) The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything.

Thyrotomy :: Thyrotomy (n.) The operation of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.

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