sandpapered

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If all the parts are well sandpapered, the wood will take the stain nicely: Three yards of cretonne will make a very attractive lining.

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  • Funny duo, but Walter looks as if he was sandpapered at the wrong end at times. —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
  • Her husband searched the car and found what looked like something had sandpapered the back trunk section of the cars paint. —  UFO and Paranormal News
  • One, which I get rarely at the moment, is a feeling akin to having one's intimate areas sandpapered for short bursts, a kind of quick, abrasive thing which (like all of them) is made worse when walking (especially irritating, given one's choice of timewasting activity). —  sit down man, you're a bloody tragedy
  • Only one thing looks worse than Winnie the Pooh having his face sandpapered off, and that's any gadget covered in Swarovski crystals. —  Technology Reviews, News
  • A night on this stuff will leave you feeling like somebody sandpapered the inside of your stomach. —  Tales Of The Gurrier
 

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