"Fine-toothed" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... of making these vegetable ivory buttons is as follows:—After boys have cracked the shells, the kernels are taken by men standing at benches in which small fine-toothed saws are revolving. Only a slight pressure of the nut against the saw is required before it is divided into equal parts. If necessary, the operation is repeated. Providing, however, that the pieces of the nut are of proper dimensions, they are ...
— The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 • Various |
