planer

2 definitions found

planer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Planer \Plan"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, planes; a planing machine; esp., a
        machine for planing wood or metals.
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     2. (Print.) A wooden block used for forcing down the type in
        a form, and making the surface even. --Hansard.
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     Planer centers. See under Center.
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planer - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  planer
      n 1: a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood [syn: plane,
           planer, planing machine]