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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A groove found carved into rock, once used to polish stone axes.
2. 2
   An implement or instrument for polishing or grinding.
3. 3
   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.

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