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emery board

emery board noun: an abrasive strip made by gluing grains of emery onto a rigid material, often used as a nail file.

emery board: an abrasive strip made by gluing grains of emery onto a rigid material, often used as a nail file
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Noun

emery board (plural emery boards)

  1. An abrasive strip made by gluing grains of emery onto a rigid material, often used as a nail file.
    • He was known for throwing the “emery ball,” a baseball that had been scuffed with a piece of emery board hidden in the heel of his glove.2009, Chris Epting, The Early Polo Grounds, page 1948

emery board meaning in Tamil

emery board in Tamil

உப்புத்தாள்

Forms of emery board

pluralemery boards

Questions about emery board

What does emery board mean?
Emery board means an abrasive strip made by gluing grains of emery onto a rigid material, often used as a nail file.
What is emery board in Tamil?
Emery board in Tamil is உப்புத்தாள். See Emery board meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is emery board?
Emery board is a noun.
What is the plural of emery board?
The plural of emery board is emery boards.

Words near emery board in the dictionary

  1. emery
  2. emery bag
  3. emery bags
  4. emery ball
  5. emery balls
  6. emery board
  7. emery boards
  8. emery cloth
  9. emery cloths
  10. Emery County
  11. Emery Down

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