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pencil sharpener

nounmasculine/ɐˌfiɐˈlapɪʃ/low

a·fi·a·lá·pis

Definition

A manual or electric device for sharpening the point of a pencil.
The electric pencil sharpener is broken.
I need a pencil sharpener for my sketching pencils.
Common collocations
pencil sharpenerelectric pencil sharpener

Etymology

De afiar + lápis.

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