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JOINTER (jointer)
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Irregular inflected form: jointer
Dictionary entry overview: What does jointer mean?
• JOINTER (noun)
The noun JOINTER has 1 sense:
1. a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together
Familiarity information: JOINTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
jointer; jointer plane; jointing plane; long plane
Hypernyms ("jointer" is a kind of...):
carpenter's plane; plane; woodworking plane (a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood)
Derivation:
joint (provide with a joint)
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