A glass-cutter and a climbing harness took you all the way. From Wordnik.com. [It's October, 1956.] Reference
They were specially designed by Timothy Carder and hand cut by a master glass-cutter, Peter O'Rourke. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 20, 2009] Reference
We walked back to the entrance to the gallery, Jik carrying the sort of glass-cutter used by, among others, picture framers. From Wordnik.com. [In The Frame]
The tenant below me, it will be remembered, was a glass-cutter. From Wordnik.com. [James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography.]
But the glass-cutter was a prudent man who had provided for all emergencies. From Wordnik.com. [The Count of Monte Cristo] Reference
The glass-cutter complained to the landlord, and the landlord expostulated with me. From Wordnik.com. [James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography.]
The company's founder, Daniel Swarovski, was born in 1862 to an Austrian glass-cutter. From Wordnik.com. [TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends] Reference
The glass-cutter had entered, and was feeling his way, his arms stretched out before him. From Wordnik.com. [The Count of Monte Cristo] Reference
In two years my stock had so increased as to overload the floor of the old building to such an extent that the land lord, Mr. Wrenn, became alarmed, especially as the tenant below me -- a glass-cutter -- had a visit from the end of a. From Wordnik.com. [Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers] Reference
I may mention in passing that the flat below mine was in the occupation of a glass-cutter, whose glass-cutting lathes and grindstones were supplied with power from the same upright shaft that was to serve me in the same manner on the flat above, Encouraged by the support of William Grant, I immediately entered into a contract for the premises as a yearly tenant. From Wordnik.com. [James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography.]
"This is a first-class, up-to-date burgling kit, with nickel-plated jemmy, diamond-tipped glass-cutter, adaptable keys, and every modern improvement which the march of civilization demands. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Sherlock Holmes] Reference
I liked the glass-cutter fingernail. From Wordnik.com. [As Long As They Don’t Bring Back The Fembots] Reference
Wilmot W.W. glass-cutter, Temple. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3] Reference
The glass-cutter was in a dreadful state. From Wordnik.com. [James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography.]
Thomas, glass-cutter, Nailsea. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3] Reference
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