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Pencil sharpener

A pencil sharpener (or pencil pointer, or in Ireland parer or topper) is a tool for sharpening a wood-cased pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface. Pencil sharpeners may be operated manually or by an electric motor. Many sharpeners have a casing around them to contain the pencil shavings produced during use.

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Pencil sharpener

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples45
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

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Pencil sharpener

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related to history · 13
Pencil sharpener → Before, Boucher, But Mr, Commercial, France, French, German, He, His, Mr, Often, Paris, The
related to Specialized · 7
Pencil sharpener → An, Lead, Sharpeners, Some, Specialized, The, These
related to Electric · 6
Pencil sharpener → Auto-stop, Boston Polar Cub, Electric, In, Some, The
related to Gallery · 6
Pencil sharpener → AC-powered, Battery-operated, Hand-cranked, Prism, Swiss Gedess, The
related to Prism · 6
Pencil sharpener → Another, It, Prism, So-called, The, United States
related to External links · 4
Pencil sharpener → History, The, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2, WiktionaryAndré Grahl
see also · 2
Pencil sharpener → Mechanical, Sharpener Museum Technology
is a · 1
Pencil sharpener → Boston Polar Cub pencil sharpener

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Pencil sharpeneris aBoston Polar Cub pencil sharpener0.90text
Pencil sharpenerrelated to ElectricThe0.60section
Pencil sharpenerrelated to ElectricBoston Polar Cub0.60section
Pencil sharpenerrelated to ElectricElectric0.60section
Pencil sharpenerrelated to ElectricSome0.60section
Pencil sharpenerrelated to ElectricAuto-stop0.60section
Pencil sharpenerrelated to ElectricIn0.60section
Pencil sharpenerrelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Pencil sharpenerrelated to External linksThe0.60section
Pencil sharpenerrelated to External linksWiktionaryAndré Grahl0.60section
Pencil sharpenerrelated to External linksHistory0.60section
Pencil sharpenerrelated to GalleryHand-cranked0.60section

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