Wood-shaping hand tool Crossword Clue

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Wood-shaping hand tool Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. uttering in an irritated tone
2. a coarse file with sharp pointed projections
(verb)
1. scrape with a rasp
2. utter in a grating voice

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SHAPING (noun)
1. any process serving to define the shape of something
2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
SHAPING (adjective)
1. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
WOOD (noun)
1. United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)
2. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

Hint 3: Anagram

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PARS

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