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Knife-sharp′en-er.


Domestic.) a. A steel. b. An implement for sharpening table-knives by drawing them between two steel edges. In Fig. 2766 it consists of two screw-threaded rolls set in a frame, secured in a handle, and between which the knife is to be drawn.

Knife-sharpener.

In Fig. 2767, there are two inclined jaws with a plate which crosses them obliquely. The middle plate is adjustable between the oblique side slots, and forms one side of each cutting jaw.

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