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OILSTONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oilstone mean?
• OILSTONE (noun)
The noun OILSTONE has 1 sense:
1. a whetstone for use with oil
Familiarity information: OILSTONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A whetstone for use with oil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("oilstone" is a kind of...):
whetstone (a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives)
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