Relating to or resembling a whetstone or sharpening stone; having the quality of a coticula.
From Latin 'coticula' (small whetstone, diminutive of 'cos'), + '-ar' (relating to), from an ancient root for stone used in sharpening.
The ancient Romans had precise vocabulary for sharpening tools—'coticular' reveals how important blade maintenance was to warrior societies, reflected in their very grammar.
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