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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
razorbill
    n 1: black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed
         sharp-edged bill [syn: razorbill, razor-billed auk,
         Alca torda]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Razorbill \Ra"zor*bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)
   (a) A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic
       seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix.
   (b) See Cutwater, 3.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cutwater \Cut"wa`ter\ (k[u^]t"w[add]`t[~e]r), n. (Naut.)
   1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water.
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   2. A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a
      bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order
      better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the
      sharpened upper end of the pier itself.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Zool.) A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); --
      called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and
      razorbill. See Skimmer.
      [1913 Webster]
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