rat-tail file

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rat-teyl fi-ley, fee-ley]

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rat-teyl fi-ley, fee-ley]

Definition of rat-tail file words

noun rat-tail file a long, narrow file having a circular cross section. 1

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Origin of rat-tail file

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Rat-tail file

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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rat-tail file popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.