WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
groz′ing i′ron
(grō′zing),USA pronunciation
- (in plumbing) a hot iron for finishing soldered joints.
- a steel tool for cutting glass.
- part translation of Dutch gruisijzer, equivalent. to gruis- (stem of gruizen to crush, derivative of gruis grit) + ijzer iron 1680–90