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grozing iron

[ groh-zing ]

noun

  1. (in plumbing) a hot iron for finishing soldered joints.
  2. a steel tool for cutting glass.


grozing iron

/ ˈɡrəʊzɪŋ /

noun

  1. an iron for smoothing joints between lead pipes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of grozing iron1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of grozing iron1

C17: part translation of Dutch gruisijzer, from gruizen to crush, from gruis gravel + yzer iron

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