grozing iron

English

Noun

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

Wikipedia article on stained glass.

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