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ROUND FILE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does round file mean?
• ROUND FILE (noun)
The noun ROUND FILE has 1 sense:
1. a file with a circular cross section; used to file the inside of holes
Familiarity information: ROUND FILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A file with a circular cross section; used to file the inside of holes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("round 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)
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