File-card

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Material with embedded wire teeth used for cleaning files; card-clothing uncountable
  2. 2
    A tool for removing debris from between the teeth of a file. countable

Etymology

From file (“cutting and smoothing tool”) + card (“material with embedded wire bristles”).

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