jointer

noun — 6 senses

jointer

noun

Etymology From joint + -er.

1

Literally One that joints.

› Any of various tools used to construct or…

2

Arts, Business, Carpentry, Construction, Crafts, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Manufacturing, Woodworking The largest kind of plane used by a joiner.

3

Business, Construction, Manufacturing A pointing-trowel.

4

A bent piece of iron for riveting two stones together.

5

An equivalent machine, notably used to produce a flat surface on boards.

6

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
Derived terms
biscuit jointer, jointer plane, jointress

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