jointer
One that joints.
Noun
- One that joints.
- Any of various tools used to construct or finish joints, especially:
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(woodworking) The largest kind of plane used by a joiner.
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(construction) A pointing-trowel.
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A bent piece of iron for riveting two stones together.
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- An equivalent machine, notably used to produce a flat surface on boards.
- 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.
- Holonyms: plough, plow < implement
Related: ploughshare plowshare moldboard mouldboard coulter colter chisel
Origin
Etymology tree English joint Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English jointer From joint + -er.