polissoir

English

noun
Definitions
  • A groove found carved into rock, once used to polish stone axes.
  • An implement or instrument for polishing or grinding.
  • A tool consisting of a flat wooden block with a long iron handle, used for flattening out split cylinders of blown glass.

Etymology

Borrowed from French polissoir.

Origin

French

polissoir

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