emery board

noun

An abrasive strip made by gluing grains of emery onto a rigid material, often used as a nail file.

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Meanings

nounemery board (plural emery boards)

plural emery boards

  1. An abrasive strip made by gluing grains of emery onto a rigid material, often used as a nail file.

    He was known for throwing the “emery ball,” a baseball that had been scuffed with a piece of emery board hidden in the heel of his glove.

    2009, Chris Epting, The Early Polo Grounds, page 1948
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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