Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of close-grained sandstone or gritstone used for sharpening instruments and for polishing metallic surfaces.
- noun A whetstone; a rub.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A stone for scouring or rubbing; a whetstone; a rub.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A stone for
scouring orrubbing ; awhetstone .
Etymologies
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rub + stone
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