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A spit. |
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An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at
each end, used by thatchers. |
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A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal
form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging
holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for
burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels
is commonly square and without taper. |
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A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be
pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by
revolving tools; a drift. |
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A broad chisel for stonecutting. |
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A spire rising from a tower. |
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A clasp for fastening a garment. See Brooch. |
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A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag. |
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The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for
dipping. |
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The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key. |
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To spit; to pierce as with a spit. |
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To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor.
Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood. |
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To open for the first time, as stores. |
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To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth;
to introduce as a topic of conversation. |
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To cause to begin or break out. |
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To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a
coarse tool. |
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To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach. |
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