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Burnisher


BURN'ISHER, noun The person who polishes, or makes glossy.

1. An instrument used in polishing, of different kinds. It may be a piece of round polished steel, a dog's or wolf's tooth, a piece of copper, agate or pebble. etc. It is used for giving a gloss or smoothness to metals, to the edges of books, etc.