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| Expression | 1. (Arch[ae]ol.), tools, etc., employed by men before the use of metals, such as axes, arrows, spears, knives, wedges, etc., which were commonly made of flint, but also of granite, jade, jasper, and other hard stones.[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: FLINT IMPLEMENTS
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| Flint implements | (Arch[ae]ol.), tools, etc., employed by men before the use of metals, such as axes, arrows, spears, knives, wedges, etc., which were commonly made of flint, but also of granite, jade, jasper, and other hard stones. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: FLINT IMPLEMENTS
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| Flint Implements | Literature | Arrow-heads, axe-heads, lance-heads, and knives, made of granite, jade, serpentine, jasper, basalt, and other hard stones. The first were discovered on the banks of the Somme, near Amiens and Abbeville, but others have been discovered in Belgium, Germany, Italy, etc. They were the rude instruments of men before the use of metal was known. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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