|
|
Definition of Round file
1. Noun. A file with a circular cross section; used to file the inside of holes.
Definition of Round file
1. Noun. (humorous) the trash; the wastebasket ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Round File
Literary usage of Round file
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The round face of a half-round file requires eight, ten or more courses to complete
it. ' Numerous attempts were made, ..."
2. Appletons' Cyclopædia of Applied Mechanics: A Dictionary of Mechanical by Appleton, firm, publishers, New York (1878)
"L. Half-round file. Kicking and piercing files, also cabinet floats and rasps
... X. A file compounded of the triangular and half-round file, and stronger ..."
3. The Great industries of the United States: being an historical summary of by Horace Greeley (1873)
"The cross section of a round file, which is also called a " rat- tail," is a circle.
... It is very generally used, but not to the extent of the round file. ..."
4. Punches and Dies: Layout, Construction and Use by Frank Arthur Stanley (1919)
"A flat file will leave a smoother finish than a round or half-round file of ...
If one looks closely at a half-round file, he will see that it presents a ..."
5. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1903)
"In filing circular holes, a round file that is as nearly the size of the hole as it
... 37, a half-round file is used. As in the case of the circular hole, ..."
6. I.C.S. Reference Library: A Series of Textbooks Prepared for the Students of by International Correspondence Schools (1905)
"The half round file is generally used on pipe, as the round part, ... The round
file is used for small pipe and where round openings in castings or other ..."
Other Resources:
