Definitions for oilstone

oilstone oil·stone

Spelling: [oil-stohn]
IPA: /ˈɔɪlˌstoʊn/

Oilstone is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 337 anagrams from letters in oilstone (eilnoost).

Definitions for oilstone

noun

  1. a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.

Origin of oilstone

First recorded in 1575-85; oil + stone

Examples for oilstone

Synonyms are honestone, whetstone, oilstone and sharpening stone.

Jed whistled a few mournful bars and sharpened a chisel on an oilstone.

The handle of the tool should be grasped in the left hand, while its blade rests on a block of wood, or on the oilstone.

The face of the regulator is now placed on the ground glass after smearing it with oil and oilstone dust.

This mistake is sometimes made in using the oilstone, by rubbing the tool on both sides instead of on one only.

Word Value for oilstone
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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