RAT-TAIL FILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rat-tail file mean? 

• RAT-TAIL FILE (noun)
  The noun RAT-TAIL FILE has 1 sense:

1. a thin round file shaped like the tail of a rat

  Familiarity information: RAT-TAIL FILE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RAT-TAIL FILE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin round file shaped like the tail of a rat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rat-tail file" is a kind of...):

file (a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal)