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polissoir

noun

Etymology

Borrowed from French polissoir.

  1. borrowed from polissoir

Definitions

  1. A groove found carved into rock, once used to polish stone axes.

  2. An implement or instrument for polishing or grinding.

  3. A tool consisting of a flat wooden block with a long iron handle, used for flattening out…

    A tool consisting of a flat wooden block with a long iron handle, used for flattening out split cylinders of blown glass.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA