honing steel

English

A honing steel on a cutting board.

Etymology

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