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

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