grozing iron
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[edit]Noun
[edit]grozing iron (plural grozing irons)
- A plumber's tool for soldering lead pipes.
- A tool used in making stained glass windows; a pair of groziers.
- 1952, L. F. Salzman, Building in England, page 179:
- A hot iron rod, being drawn along the outline, produced a crack, which enabled the outlying portions of the glass to be broken off. The ragged edge so produced was then cleaned up with the grozing-iron.
Further reading
[edit]- Wikipedia article on stained glass.