Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A file specially adapted for filing saws. Triangular files are used for all small saws; for mill-saws, etc., the files are flat.
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Examples
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Mr. Peacock, the gentleman of leisure, could do nothing more than his frightful "ne-onk!" which made everybody shiver more than a saw-file would.
Queer Stories for Boys and Girls Edward Eggleston 1869
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