Usually means: Burr formed during sharpening process.
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  1. wire edge: Merriam-Webster
  2. wire-edge, wire edge: Wordnik
  3. wire edge: Wiktionary
  4. Wire edge: Dictionary.com
  5. wire edge: FreeDictionary.org
  6. Wire edge: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (wire edge)

▸ noun:  The thin, wire-like thread of metal sometimes formed on the edge of a tool by the stone in sharpening it.

Similar:
wire, edging, edge tool, knife edge, knife-edge, Wyer, wirecutting, Wyre, edgewear, wedgewire, more...

Opposite:
smooth edge, dull edge, rounded edge

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Similar:
wire, edging, edge tool, knife edge, knife-edge, Wyer, wirecutting, Wyre, edgewear, wedgewire, more...

Opposite:
smooth edge, dull edge, rounded edge



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