| Grate against |
LA Times Daily |
14 Oct 2025 |
| Chafe |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Oct 2025 |
| Wear away |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Sep 2025 |
| Erode support in Yemeni port, mostly (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
04 Sep 2025 |
| Wear down |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Aug 2025 |
| Wear by friction |
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| Erode support in Yemeni port, mostly (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
06 Jul 2025 |
| Scrape a beard off |
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| Rub the wrong way? |
LA Times Daily |
30 May 2025 |
| Roughen up damaged brake pad without using pressure at weekend (6) |
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| Tell off for having a plait reportedly? (6) |
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| Wear down by friction |
USA Today |
14 Apr 2025 |
| Wear away a beard perhaps (6) |
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| Rub a uniform element, we hear? |
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| File a nail with file, finally |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Feb 2025 |
| Rub away a bread roll |
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| Rub the wrong way |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Feb 2025 |
| Rub a beard? (6) |
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| Chafe |
Commuter |
26 Dec 2024 |
| Scrape away |
Universal |
12 Dec 2024 |
| Wear down two keys without Brad (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
22 Nov 2024 |
| Read about the sailor who can wear it? (6) |
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| Wear down Lincoln to accept radical (6) |
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| Wear away(6) |
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| A variety of bread to grind (6) |
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| Rub a string on tape (6) |
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| A variety of bread to cause friction (6) |
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| Wear down a nail point |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Sep 2024 |
| Rub the wrong way |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Jul 2024 |
| Wear down two keys without Brad (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
15 May 2024 |
| Scratch the two first letters out, dear |
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| That dear sailor will wear us down |
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| Rub off a beard (6) |
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| Cause fraying in a ribbon, we hear (6) |
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| Wear down two keys without Brad (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
21 Feb 2024 |
| Chafe |
Premier Sunday |
18 Feb 2024 |
| Rub the wrong way |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Feb 2024 |
| Grind a new bread (6) |
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| Wear away by friction |
USA Today |
12 Jan 2024 |
| Erode support in Yemeni port, mostly (6) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
02 Jan 2024 |
| Wear or scrape away |
The Times Concise |
01 Jan 2024 |
| Wear roughly |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Dec 2023 |
| It's the era of the bad - it's enough to wear one down! (6) |
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| Read about the sailor being able to wear it? |
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| Wear away |
Premier Sunday |
10 Sep 2023 |
| Wear down |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Dec 2022 |
| A hairdo, say, to wear down |
The Guardian Cryptic |
22 Nov 2022 |
| A hairdo, say, to wear down |
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| Wear down |
Universal |
27 Oct 2022 |
| Use sandpaper on |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Sep 2022 |
| Wear diamonds deposited in a Scottish bank |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Jul 2022 |
| Wear away by friction |
The Times Concise |
07 Apr 2022 |
| Wear away |
Universal |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Wear a support, dismantle both sides |
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| Scrape off second slice of daily bread, dropping middle onto floor |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Oct 2021 |
| Wear away in America sporting beard |
Irish Times Crosaire |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Wear away |
The Times Concise |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Experience the friction writing to Bill in Lincoln |
Irish Times Crosaire |
10 Jul 2021 |
| Erode away due to friction |
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| Wear down half of tyre in Lincoln |
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| Rub the wrong way? |
Universal |
13 May 2021 |
| Rub away |
Premier Sunday |
18 Apr 2021 |
| Wear down painter finally settled in Lincoln |
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| Rub down |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2021 |
| Erode |
The Guardian Speedy |
20 Dec 2020 |
| Wear down |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Oct 2020 |
| File a nail with end of file |
The Telegraph Toughie |
24 Sep 2020 |
| Scrape away |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Aug 2020 |
| Wear down a nail point |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Aug 2020 |
| Grate against |
Universal |
21 Jul 2020 |
| Rub roughly |
Newsday |
24 Apr 2020 |
| Wear down |
Newsday |
23 Apr 2020 |
| Irritate by rubbing |
LA Times Daily |
18 Mar 2020 |
| Irritate by rubbing |
The Washington Post |
18 Mar 2020 |
| Chafe |
Newsday |
06 Mar 2020 |
| Wear a false beard |
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| Wear away |
Universal |
27 Jan 2020 |
| Rub the wrong way |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Jan 2020 |
| Rub the wrong way |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Sep 2019 |
| Wear down |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Jun 2019 |
| Wear down |
Universal |
01 Jun 2019 |
| Wear down and badger a rogue abandoning girl |
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| Wear down |
New York Times |
21 Apr 2019 |
| Chafe |
The Washington Post Sunday |
21 Apr 2019 |
| Use sandpaper on |
USA Today |
10 Feb 2019 |
| Wear away |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Jan 2019 |
| Wear down |
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| Wear down |
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| Use sandpaper on |
|
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| Wear roughly |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Dec 2018 |
| Scrape off |
LA Times Daily |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Scrape off |
The Washington Post |
05 Dec 2018 |
| First Angelina meets Pitt, ending in marriage — great would you say? |
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| Rub raw |
Universal |
03 Nov 2018 |
| A knife changes hands, will wear out |
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| Scour, say |
The Washington Post |
11 Aug 2018 |
| Scour, say |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2018 |
| Wear down a nail point |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 Jul 2018 |
| Scrape off |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Apr 2018 |
| Rub off |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Mar 2018 |
| Wear away |
New York Times |
23 Jan 2018 |
| Scrape off |
|
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| Wear away |
|
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| Rub raw |
|
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| Scour, say |
|
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| Surrounding support, handles regularly wear down |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 Dec 2017 |
| Rub |
The Times Concise |
19 Nov 2017 |
| Use sandpaper on |
LA Times Daily |
23 Oct 2017 |
| Use sandpaper on |
The Washington Post |
23 Oct 2017 |
| Garment shown in commercial's loose bottom wear |
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| Wear away |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Oct 2017 |
| Sand, say |
Newsday |
08 Jul 2017 |
| Wear away by friction |
The Times Concise |
13 Apr 2017 |
| Scrape away with a nail file, finally |
|
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| Rub away by friction |
Universal |
25 Feb 2017 |
| Rub with emery |
USA Today |
01 Feb 2017 |
| Use sandpaper on |
|
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| Rub the wrong way? |
LA Times Daily |
04 Dec 2016 |
| Use emery on |
USA Today |
19 Oct 2016 |
| Scrape a new beard |
|
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| Rub salt on circular parts |
|
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| Use sandpaper on, say |
USA Today |
09 May 2016 |
| Wear down a sharp point with energy |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 May 2016 |
| Rub down |
Premier Sunday |
17 Apr 2016 |
| Really rub |
The Washington Post |
09 Jan 2016 |
| Use sandpaper on |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Jan 2016 |
| Use emery on |
|
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| Use sandpaper on, say |
|
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| Use sandpaper on |
|
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| Rub the wrong way? |
|
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| Scratch a new beard |
|
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| Use sandpaper on, say |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
30 Oct 2015 |
| Use sandpaper on |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
07 Aug 2015 |
| Wear away |
Premier Sunday |
19 Jul 2015 |
| Wear a well-trimmed beard |
|
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| Wear down nail breaking into casualty department |
|
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| Wear down |
Premier Sunday |
01 Feb 2015 |
| Use sandpaper on |
|
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| Wear down |
|
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| Wear away |
|
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| Wear down |
|
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| Use sandpaper on, say |
|
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| Wear away |
|
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| Nameless type in A&E scrape |
|
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| Wear away |
|
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| Scrape roughly |
|
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| Chafe |
|
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| Rub the wrong way? |
|
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| Scrape off |
|
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| Scrape off |
|
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| Rub |
|
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| Scrape |
|
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| Chafe |
|
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| Irritate by rubbing |
|
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| Scrape |
|
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| Use a pumice stone |
|
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| Scrape |
|
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| Rub the wrong way |
|
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| Rub |
|
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| Scour, e.g. |
|
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| Subject to 86-Down, say |
|
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| Use emery on |
|
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| Scour, e.g. |
|
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| Chafe |
|
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| Use emery on |
|
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| Use a pumice stone |
|
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| Irritate by rubbing |
|
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| Wear off by scraping |
|
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| Wear away |
|
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| Rub the wrong way? |
|
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| Use sandpaper |
|
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| Use a rasp on |
|
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| Wear by rubbing |
|
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| Rub the wrong way |
|
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| Scrape off |
|
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| Rub away |
|
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| Use a rasp on |
|
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| Rub down |
|
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| Wear off |
|
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| Scrape |
|
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| Use a file, e.g. |
|
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| Rub off |
|
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| Rub off |
|
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| Rub the wrong way? |
|
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| Rub |
|
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| Wear away |
|
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| Rub down |
|
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| Scrape away |
|
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| Wear roughly |
|
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| Use a pumice stone |
|
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| Excoriate |
|
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| Stonewash, e.g. |
|
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| Rub the wrong way |
|
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| Excoriate |
|
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| Rub off |
|
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| Wear away |
|
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| Rub the wrong way |
|
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| Rub the wrong way? |
|
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| Scrape off |
|
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| Rub off |
|
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| Wear down |
|
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| Scrape off |
|
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| Use emery on |
|
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| Wear off |
|
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| Use sandpaper on |
|
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| Grind |
|
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| Grind |
|
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| Scrape |
|
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| Rub |
|
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| Wear down |
|
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| Scrape |
|
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| Wear down |
|
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| Use sandpaper |
|
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| Rub off |
|
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| Scour a surface |
|
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| Wear by rubbing |
|
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| Wear down |
|
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| Wear away by friction |
|
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| Scrape off |
|
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| Wear away |
|
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| Wear down |
|
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| Wear off |
|
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| Scrape |
|
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| Roughen |
|
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| Chafe |
|
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| Roughen |
|
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| Scrape |
|
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| Irritate |
|
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| Grate |
|
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| Scrape off |
|
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| Chafe |
|
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| Use a rasp |
|
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| Rub with a rasp |
|
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| Use emery |
|
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| Sandpaper |
|
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| Use emery cloth |
|
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| Erode |
|
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| Rasp. |
|
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| Wear away. |
|
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| Chafe |
|
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| Irritate. |
|
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| Apply friction to. |
|
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| Rub. |
|
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| Chafe. |
|
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| Rub off. |
|
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| Wear away by friction. |
|
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| Fret. |
|
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| Wear off. |
|
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| Roughen by friction. |
|
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| Scrape. |
|
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| Irritate |
|
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| Scrape off. |
|
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| Wear down. |
|
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| What a beard might do |
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