jointer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One that joints.
  2. Any of various tools used to construct or finish joints, especially:
  3. The largest kind of plane used by a joiner.
  4. A pointing-trowel.
  5. A bent piece of iron for riveting two stones together.
  6. An equivalent machine, notably used to produce a flat surface on boards.
  7. A part of some ploughs, near the coulter, that helps control the flow of stubble and trash, better ensuring that it gets buried when the moldboard turns the soil over.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

jointer jointers

Etymology

From joint + -er.

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