| 单词 | grozing-iron |
| 释义 | grozing-iron|ˈgrəʊzɪŋ ˈaɪən|
Also grosing-.
[Formed after Du. gruisijzer, f. gruis- stem of gruizen to trim glass, to crush, f. gruis fragments.]
†1. A tool in the form of nippers formerly used by glaziers in cutting glass. Obs.
1688R. Holme Armoury iii. ix. 384/2 An Instrument used by the Glasiers, being a Working or Stopping Knife at one end, and a Nipper at the other, and is termed a Knife, and Grosing Iron conjoined in one. 1823P. Nicholson Pract. Build. 422 Glaziers formerly cut their glass out with an instrument called a grozing-iron. 1847Gloss. Heraldry, Grater, or Glaziers' nippers, called also Grazier [? mistake for Grozier], and Grosing-iron: a tool used by glaziers and borne by their company. 1847C. Winston Anc. Glass Painting I. 27 The pieces of glass were..reduced to the exact shape required, by chipping away their edges with an iron hook, called in Theophilus ‘grosiarum ferrum’, and at the present day a grozing iron.
2. An iron tool terminating in a bulb, which, when heated, is used for smoothing the solder joints of lead pipes.
1825J. Nicholson Operat. Mechanic 629 These grozing⁓irons are of several sizes, generally about twelve inches in length. 1847Smeaton Builder's Man. 132 The solder employed by the plumber..is run into the joint in a liquefied state; after which it is smoothed down by a grozing-iron heated almost to redness. |
英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容11：
相关热词搜索：grozingiron英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
单词 under-lawyer 释义 under-lawyer(under-1 6 a.)1638T. Nabbes Covent Garden i. ii, What's......
字词 组合对偶 释义 【计】 combinatorial dual 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基......
单词 groundedness 释义 † groundedness Obs. rare.[f. as prec. + -ness.]The quality or cond......
单词 grozier 释义 † grozier Obs.In 4–5 groser, 7 grosier.[In F. grsoir, grugeoir, f. grs......
字词 编译程序结构 释义 【计】 compiler structure; structure of compiler 汉译英翻译词典收......
字词 编译程序组织 释义 【计】 compiler organization 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词......