Knife-edge file

Knife-edge file
Knife-edge Knife"-edge`, n. (Mech.) 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. [1913 Webster]

{Knife-edge file}. See Illust. of {File}. [1913 Webster]


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