planish

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planish - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Planish \Plan"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Planished; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Planishing.] [OF. planir, F. planer. See Plane,
     v., and -ish.]
     To make smooth or plane, as a metallic surface; to condense,
     toughen, and polish by light blows with a hammer.
     [1913 Webster]