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磨石 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • grindstone noun A rotating stone wheel used for sharpening or smoothing tools and blades.
  • whetstone noun A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.

Senses

磨石 is used for these senses in English:

  • grindstone An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.
  • whetstone A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.

whetstone — full definition

  1. noun A sharpening stone; a hard stone or piece of synthetically bonded hard minerals that has been formed with at least one flat surface, used to sharpen or hone an edged tool.
  2. noun A stimulant.
  3. noun Alternative letter-case form of Whetstone (“benchmark”).

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