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dressing stick

dressing stick noun: a block of silicon carbide or aluminium oxide used to dress diamond tools by removing the build-up of metal etc.

Noun

dressing stick (plural dressing sticks)

  1. A block of silicon carbide or aluminium oxide used to dress diamond tools by removing the build-up of metal etc.
  2. Any of several sticks, often with a hook, used by the elderly or infirm to help put on clothes.

Forms of dressing stick

pluraldressing sticks

Questions about dressing stick

What does dressing stick mean?
Dressing stick means a block of silicon carbide or aluminium oxide used to dress diamond tools by removing the build-up of metal etc.
What part of speech is dressing stick?
Dressing stick is a noun.
What is the plural of dressing stick?
The plural of dressing stick is dressing sticks.

Words near dressing stick in the dictionary

  1. dressing rooms
  2. dressing sack
  3. dressing sacks
  4. dressing station
  5. dressing stations
  6. dressing stick
  7. dressing sticks
  8. dressing table
  9. dressing tables
  10. dressing the house
  11. dressing the part

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