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noun
A groove found carved into rock, once used to polish stone axes.
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noun
An implement or instrument for polishing or grinding.
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noun
A tool consisting of a flat wooden block with a long iron handle, used for flattening out split cylinders of blown glass.
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History
Borrowed from French polissoir.
