WOOTZES

Noun

wootzes

plural of wootz

Source: Wiktionary


WOOTZ

Wootz (woots), n. Etym: [Perhaps a corruption of Canarese ukku steel.]

Definition: A species of steel imported from the East Indies, valued for making edge tools; Indian steel. It has in combination a minute portion of alumina and silica.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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