shard n EDD ~ sb2 Gl W So. Dent or notch in an edged tool.
1937 DEVINE 43 ~ A nick or gap in an edged tool. P 65-64 If the blade of an axe strikes anything harder than its own metal, there will be a dent put in the metal. This dent is a 'shard.' C 71-123 When a knife, an axe or other cutting utensil had a piece taken out of the edge (probably accidentally) it was said to have a shard in it and thus needed to be ground and sharpened.
