bastard file

noun

A half-round file or rasp (being a flat file on one side, and a round file on the other); typically having coarse teeth.

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Meanings

nounbastard file (plural bastard files)

plural bastard files

  1. A half-round file or rasp (being a flat file on one side, and a round file on the other); typically having coarse teeth.
  2. A file of an intermediate cut, neither very coarse nor very fine.
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APA

bastard file. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20file

MLA

“bastard file.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20file. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bastard file,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20file.

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