| 单词 | arkansas stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmasArkansas stone 1. A fine-grain variety of novaculite found in Arkansas, U.S.A. Also, a whetstone made of this. In full Arkansas hone, Arkansas stone (see quots.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > sharpening > whetstone whetstonec725 hone-stone1393 filourc1400 hone1440 rub1502 rubber1553 knife-stone1571 stone1578 oilstone1585 block1592 oil whetstone1601 greenstone1668 scythe-stone1688 water stone1703 sharping-stone1714 Scotch stone1766 honer1780 Turkey hone1794 polishing-slate1801 burr1816 Turkey stone1816 German hone1817 Arkansas1869 rag1877 rock1889 slipstone1927 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [noun] > slate > argillaceous > varieties of killas1673 razea1728 hone-stone1796 whet-slate1839 Arkansas1869 1869 G. A. Rogers in Eng. Mechanic 22 Oct. 125 A sharp-edged Arkansas can be rubbed on the outside. 1875 J. Lukin Carpentry & Joinery 34 We often find it a good plan to rub down a tool on a bit of Arkansas of coarse quality. 1885 Spons' Mechanics' Own Bk. 242 Oilstones.—These are of several kinds, the best known being the Charnley Forest, Turkey, Arkansas, and Washita brands. 1889 Cent. Dict. at Stone Arkansas stone, a fine-grain whetstone found in Arkansas, and used to sharpen surgical and dental instruments. 1910 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 653/1 Of Arkansas stones there are two varieties... The finer kind, known as Arkansas hone, is obtained in small pieces at the hot springs. < as lemmas |
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