"honing steel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: honing steels [plural]
Etymology: From honing + steel. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|honing|steel}} honing + steel Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: honing steel Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Kitchenware Synonyms: sharpening steel, whet steel, sharpening stick, sharpening rod, butcher's steel, chef's steel Translations (kitchen utensil): Wetzstahl [masculine] (German), Abziehstahl [masculine] (German), Wetzstab [masculine] (German), acciaino [masculine] (Italian), chaira [feminine] (Portuguese), chaira [feminine] (Spanish), chagra [feminine] (Spanish), afilón [masculine] (Spanish), eslabón [masculine] (Spanish)

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