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oil⋅stone

[oil-stohn]
–noun
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.

Origin:
1575–85; oil + stone
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oil·stone   (oil'stōn')   
n.  A fine-grained whetstone lubricated with oil, used for fine sharpening.
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