The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STROP , but the solution may also be HONER which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in King Syndicate).
Sharpening device crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STROP | 40 % | 5 |
| OILSTONE | 20 % | 8 |
| EDGER | 20 % | 5 |
| HONER | 20 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sharpening device
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- oilstone
- strop
- grinder
- abatis
- grind
- grinds
- grindstone
- hone
- honed
- sharper
- steel
- steels
Crossword Answer definitions
STROP noun- A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor, in this sense also called razor strop.
- A bad mood or temper (see stroppy.)
- A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.
- To strap.
- (recorded since 1842; now most used) To hone (a razor) with a strop.
- To mark a sequence of letters syntactically as having a special property, such as being a keyword, e.g. by enclosing in apostrophes as in 'foo' or writing in uppercase as in FOO.
- A poor-quality or unsaleable diamond.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result STROP
- Barber's sharpener
- Razor sharpener
- Hone
- Shaving kit need
- Barbershop accessory
- Blade sharpener
- Barber shop prop
- Sharpener
- Barber-chair attachment
- Barber's item
More clues leading to the result OILSTONE
- Sharpening material
- Tool sharpener
- Blade sharpener
- Sharpening device
- Honing device
- Cutter's need
- Knife sharpener.
- Article for polishing.
- Whetting device.
- Whetting device
More clues leading to the result EDGER
- Yard trimmer
- Lawn-neatening gadget
- Suburbanite's gadget
- Garden tool
- Landscaping tool
- Bed definer
- Grass cutter
- Lawn trimmer
- Trimming tool
- It's used on the border