dunsbyowl1867 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Anyone come across theis term in relation to file cutting? I attach a few paragraphs from David Hey's book on Ecclesfield. Any thoughts on how the term came to be applied? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 from the OED B*stard (Adj) 6. Of abnormal shape or irregular (esp. unusually large) size; spec. applied: a. Mil. to swords, guns, etc.; b. to ships (cf. A6); c. to a file intermediate between the coarse and fine ‘cuts’; d... A wikipedia image Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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