pegwood

[ peg-wood ]

noun
  1. a rod of orangewood or dogwood usually 0.08–0.24 inch (2–6 millimeters) in diameter, cut in various ways at the end and used by watchmakers for cleaning jewels.

Origin of pegwood

1
First recorded in 1800–85; peg + wood1

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