Answerbag: Clockman's answers http://www.answerbag.com/profile/39403 New Answerbag answers from Clockman Tue, 29 May 2012 19:39:22 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 19:39:22 -0700 Answer to Where did the 'Bastard File' get its odd name? http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/32467 Where did the 'Bastard File' get its odd name?<br /><br />Although dictionary etymologies are virtually nonexistent, a plausible origin can be extracted from historical usage. &quot;Bastard file&quot; in current usage is a file of coarse cut (as opposed to a &quot;finishing&quot; file. However, its technically precise definition is &quot;a file one cut... Fri, 21 Oct 2005 06:01:08 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/32467