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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..

Strap :: Strap (n.) A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop..

Steel :: Steel (n.) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives.

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

Grind :: Grind (v. i.) To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge..

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to..

Whet :: Whet (n.) That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer..

Sharp :: Sharp (v. t.) To sharpen.

Crowbar :: Crowbar (n.) A bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever..

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

Grind :: Grind (v. t.) To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth, etc..

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 (v. i.) To grow or become sharp.

Pickedness :: Pickedness (n.) The state of being sharpened; pointedness.

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

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To make sharp.

Point :: Point (n.) To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral..

Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more shrill or piercing.

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..

Acuate :: Acuate (v. t.) To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.

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