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All-purpose   /ˈɔlpˈərpəs/   Listen
All-purpose

adjective
1.
Not limited in use or function.  Synonym: general-purpose.





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"All-purpose" Quotes from Famous Books



... the 19th century, faced with an increasing proliferation of tool types, frequently sought to perfect multipurpose implements of a type best represented later by the ubiquitous Stanley plane. The evolution of the all-purpose idea, which is incidentally not peculiar to hand tools alone, can be seen from random statements selected from U.S. patents for the improvement of bench planes. In 1864 Stephen Williams in the specifications of ...
— Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 • Peter C. Welsh
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Words linked to "All-purpose" :   general, general-purpose


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