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Noun: sharpener  shaa(r)-pu-nu(r)
  1. Any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper
    "a knife sharpener"

Derived forms: sharpeners

See also: sharpen

Type of: implement

Encyclopedia: Sharpener

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