- teasing needle
- teasing needle n a tapering needle mounted in a handle and used for teasing tissues for microscopic examination
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teasing needle — noun Etymology: teasing (gerund of tease) (I) + needle : a tapering needle mounted in a handle and used for teasing tissues or other objects for microscopic examination … Useful english dictionary
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needle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English nedle, from Old English nǣdl; akin to Old High German nādala needle, nājan to sew, Latin nēre to spin, Greek nēn Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small slender usually steel instrument that has an eye for thread … New Collegiate Dictionary
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