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First comes the base tool, and that will I first break, before I lop off the guiding hand So please Monsieur my Lord the Count," answered Desmarais, bowing to the ground, "the tool is a file, and it would be useless to bite against it We will see that," said I, drawing my sword; "prepare to die!"

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  1. noun A device, such as a saw, used to perform or facilitate manual or mechanical work.
  2. noun A machine, such as a lathe, used to cut and shape machine parts or other objects.
  3. noun The cutting part of such a machine.
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  • In this tutorial we'll go over where the tool is and how to use it for a quick basic shape.
  • Loading data using this tool is a four step process: -- Execute shp2sdo to create a set of sqlplus and sqlldr files. —  SSWUG.ORG Articles
  • As if the tool was the be all and end all, and the only purpose of life was to discover the right one. —  CMSWire.com - All News
  • For companies with multi-disciplined event teams that participate in larger events involving in-depth planning variables, a more sophisticated version of the tool is available. —  WebWire | Recent Headlines
  • This pizza tool is a valuable asset to any busy kitchen.
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Middle English, from Old English tōl, possibly from Old Norse.

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  1. from Middle English tool, tole, tol, from Anglo-Saxon tōl, in glosses also spelled tool, tohl =Icelandic tōl, neuter plural, tools; perhaps a contr. of a Teutonic base *tauila, from Anglo-Saxon tawian =Old High German zaujan, zoujan, Middle High German zouwen, German zauen =Gothic (Moesogothic) taujan, prepare: see taw.
  2. from tool, n.
  3. apparently a fanciful use, as if ‘to manipulate. manage skilfully,’ of tool, v.
 

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