emery wheel

noun

1. grinding wheel.

emery wheel

noun

1. a grinding or polishing wheel consisting of, or the surface of which is coated with, abrasive emery particles

Word History and Origins

Origin of emery wheel¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

If an emery wheel mounted in a polishing head or lathe is at hand, this can be easily accomplished.

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A tight-fitting wood plug is driven into the throughway of the tee and the ends ground off flush on the emery wheel.

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It is frequently the case that an emery wheel will become glazed, due to its extreme hardness.

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Basils for gaiters are dyed in paddle and fluffed over the emery wheel.

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There were nineteen of them, and a few burns from an emery wheel quickly put each one “out of sight.”

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