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▪ I. sharpening, vbl. n.|ˈʃɑːp(ə)nɪŋ|
[-ing1.]
The action of making sharp.
1580Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Aguïsement, sharpening. 1680Moxon Mech. Exerc. xi. 195 The Hooks when they want sharpening cannot be ground as the Gouges and Chissels are. 1842Loudon Suburban Hort. 235 The asperities produced in the edge of the knife by sharpening. 1893W. H. Hudson Idle Days in Patagonia xi. 184 The sharpening of its sense of smell has dimmed the armadillo's eyes. 1900E. Glyn Visits Elizabeth 72 It is a continual sharpening of wits.
Comb.1843Penny Cycl. XXV. 426/1 Some of these sharpening tools are rubbed upon the oil-stone. 1896Baden-Powell Matabele Campaign xv, Sharpening-stones lying about.
▪ II. sharpening, ppl. a.|ˈʃɑːp(ə)nɪŋ|
[-ing2.]
That sharpens; becoming or making sharp.
1834Wordsw. Redbreast 1 Driven in by Autumn's sharpening air. 1876Meredith Beauch. Career xxxv, Two or three hours of the sharpening air would screw his human nature to the pitch. |