grozing iron

grozing iron

English

Noun

grozing iron (plural grozing irons)

1. A plumber's tool for soldering lead pipes.
2. 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.