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Show Your Metal

Phrase used by millers to check how experienced a STONE DRESSER was. Stone & metal particles entered the stone dressers wrists & hands while DRESSING a STONE causing skin discoloration.

Alternative terms

Term Language Region
Show Your Mettle English
Show Your Steel English