| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Edge grinder | Occupations | Tends machine that squares and smooths edges of plastic floor tile: Adjusts guide shoes for squareness, using wrenches and tile gauge. Places stack of tile on table of machine. Taps edges with mallet to align tile edges against guide shoes. Presses buttons to engage guide shoes and move stack of tile between grinding wheel. Rotates tile on table to grind edges. Places finished tile on conveyor. (references) | |
| Watch-crystal edge grinder | Occupations | Grinds edges of watch-crystal blanks, using abrasive wheel: Places blank on die of specified size and clamps die and blank in chuck. Starts grinding wheel and adjusts flow of water on wheel. Holds blank against wheel and grinds it until die is stopped by guide. Rotates blank and die until all edges are ground. (references) | |
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