finger steel

noun

A steel instrument for whetting a currier's knife.

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Meanings

nounfinger steel (plural finger steels)

plural finger steels

  1. A steel instrument for whetting a currier's knife.
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APA

finger steel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20steel

MLA

“finger steel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20steel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finger steel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20steel.

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