Sentence:  When he came to Nottingham, he entered that part of the market where butchers stood, and took up his inn in the best place he could find. Next, he opened his stall and spread his meat upon the bench, then, taking his cleaver and <WSD>steel</WSD> and clattering them together, he trolled aloud in merry tones... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A honing steel, a tool used to sharpen or hone metal blades.