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Definition of Abrades
1. abrade [v] - See also: abrade
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abrades
Literary usage of Abrades
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Railway Economy: A Treatise on the New Art of Transport, Its Management by Dionysius Lardner (1850)
"... or about 60 English miles, the engine abrades from the rails 2.21b.., each
empty carriage or wagon abrades 4-5 oz., and each ton of load abrades ..."
2. Bulletin by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (1903)
"Drifting sand or dust, carried forward by the wind, slowly abrades the surface
of the pavements. This manner of wear proceeds slowly in Wisconsin, ..."
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