Arkansasn.
/ˈɑːk(ə)nsɔː/, U.S. /ˈɑrkənˌsɔ/, /ˈɑrkənˌsɑ/ 1. A fine-grain variety of novaculite found in Arkansas, U.S.A. Also, a whetstone made of this. In full Arkansas hone, Arkansas stone (see quots.).
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society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > sharpening > whetstone
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Turkey hone1794
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Arkansas1869
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [noun] > slate > argillaceous > varieties of
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1869 G. A. Rogers in Eng. Mechanic 22 Oct. 125 A sharp-edged Arkansas can be rubbed on the outside.
1875 J. Lukin Carpentry & Joinery 34 We often find it a good plan to rub down a tool on a bit of Arkansas of coarse quality.
1885 Spons' Mechanics' Own Bk. 242 Oilstones.—These are of several kinds, the best known being the Charnley Forest, Turkey, Arkansas, and Washita brands.
1889 Cent. Dict. at Stone Arkansas stone, a fine-grain whetstone found in Arkansas, and used to sharpen surgical and dental instruments.
1910 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 653/1 Of Arkansas stones there are two varieties... The finer kind, known as Arkansas hone, is obtained in small pieces at the hot springs.
2. Arkansas toothpick: see toothpick n. 4.
3. Arkansas cabbage n. Streplanthus obtusifolius.
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1836 A. Eaton Man. Bot. (ed. 7) 549 Streptanthus..ovalifolius, Hk. (Arkansas cabbage.) I have received no description of this species other than that what is implied by the name—leaves oval.
2001 Nature Conservancy May–June 30/1 The tract at Trap Mountain near Hot Springs preserves rare plant communities and endemic species such as Arkansas cabbage (Streptanthus obtusifolia).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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