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BURNISHER

\bˈɜːnɪʃə], \bˈɜːnɪʃə], \b_ˈɜː_n_ɪ_ʃ_ə]\

Definitions of BURNISHER

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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n. One who burnishes;â€”a tool used in burnishing books.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The person that burnishes or polishes; the tool with which bookbinders give a gloss to the leaves of books, it is commonly a dog's tooth set in a stick.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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