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/plˈeɪnər/ Listen

noun

Planer n.

One who, or that which, planes; a planing machine; esp., a machine for planing wood or metals.

(Print.) A wooden block used for forcing down the type in a form, and making the surface even.

Planer centers. See under Center.

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Etymology of 'Planer'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Planer" Quotes from Famous Books

... the "chucker out" that dragged him out of the "snake room" and, all unwitting, had given him a flying start toward a better life. Perrotte came to Maitland when the season's work was at its height and every saw and planer were roaring ...

— To Him That Hath - A Novel Of The West Of Today • Ralph Connor

... someone, had had a workshop out there. I found the bench and a small table where bolt-holes, oil marks, and other traces said that there had been one of those big combination woodworking machines there, the kind that combines circular saw, drill, lathe, planer, router, dado, and does everything. There had been some metal-working stuff there, too, but nothing as elaborate as the woodshop. Mostly things like hacksaws and an electric drill, and a circular scar where a blowtorch ...

— Highways in Hiding • George Oliver Smith