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French
Etymology
From Picard estiquier, a descendant of Old French estiquer, estechier (compare French étiquette), from Frankish *stekan, *stikkan, *stikjan (“to stick, pierce, sting”).
Pronunciation
Noun
astic m (plural astics)
- a bone once used by cobblers to polish leather
- any of various other polishing tools
Derived terms
- astiquer (“to polish, shine, rub, furbish”)
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