grozing iron
[ groh-zing ]
/ ˈgroʊ zɪŋ /
noun
(in plumbing) a hot iron for finishing soldered joints.
a steel tool for cutting glass.
Origin of grozing iron
1680–90; part translation of Dutch
gruisijzer, equivalent to
gruis- (stem of
gruizen to crush, derivative of
gruis grit) +
ijzer
iron
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British Dictionary definitions for grozing iron
grozing iron
/ (ˈɡrəʊzɪŋ) /
noun
an iron for smoothing joints between lead pipes
Word Origin for grozing iron
C17: part translation of Dutch
gruisijzer, from
gruizen to crush, from
gruis gravel +
yzer iron