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honing steels

honing steels is the plural of honing steel.

Meaning of honing steel

Noun

honing steel (countable and uncountable, plural honing steels)

  1. A rod of steel, ceramic or diamond-coated steel used to restore keenness to dulled blade edges.
    Synonyms:
    sharpening steel, whet steel, sharpening stick, sharpening rod, butcher's steel, chef's steel

Questions about honing steels

What is honing steels the plural of?
Honing steels is the plural of honing steel.

Words near honing steels in the dictionary

  1. honiest
  2. Honiley
  3. honing
  4. honing in
  5. honing steel
  6. honing steels
  7. honings
  8. Honington
  9. Honiton
  10. Honiton lace
  11. Honiton laces

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