Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

honing steel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: hon-ing s-teel
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rod of steel, ceramic or diamond-coated steel used to restore keenness to dulled blade edges.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From honing + steel.

Usage

Inflected Forms

honing steels (plural)

Synonyms

sharpening steel whet steel sharpening stick sharpening rod butcher's steel chef's steel

Questions

What does honing steel mean?: A rod of steel, ceramic or diamond-coated steel used to restore keenness to dulled blade edges.
Where does honing steel come from?: From honing + steel.

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