honing steel

English

A honing steel on a cutting board.

Etymology

From honing +‎ steel.

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

kitchen utensil

• German: Wetzstahl (de) m, Abziehstahl (de) m, Wetzstab m
• Italian: acciaino (it) m
• Portuguese: chaira (pt) f
• Spanish: chaira (es) f, chagra f, afilón (es) m, eslabón (es) m