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Which of the following would you expect a carpenter to use at work?
bench, poker, plane, chisel, fork, spade, blotting paper, lawn-mower, telescope, pincers, jaw, scissors, hammer, map, nails, lathe, pencil, anvil.
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Solution
- plane
- lathe
- chisel
- pencil
- hammer
- anvil
- nails
- spade
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