noun
any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
• Hypernyms: ↑cutter, ↑cutlery, ↑cutting tool
• Hyponyms:
↑adz, ↑adze, ↑ax, ↑axe, ↑chisel, ↑gouge, ↑hand ax, ↑hand axe, ↑hob, ↑knife, ↑pick, ↑pickax, ↑pickaxe, ↑plane, ↑carpenter's plane, ↑woodworking plane, ↑razor, ↑scissors, ↑pair of scissors, ↑scythe, ↑shear, ↑sickle, ↑reaping hook, ↑reap hook, ↑wire cutter
• Part Meronyms: ↑handle, ↑grip, ↑handgrip, ↑hold, ↑knife edge, ↑cutting edge
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noun2. : a tool for forming or dressing an edge : an edging tool
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a tool with a cutting edge.
[1300-50; ME]
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edge tool or edged tool noun
A tool with a sharp edge
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Main Entry: ↑edge
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n. any tool with a sharp cutting edge
Useful english dictionary. 2012.