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planer

plan·er [ pláynər ] (plural plan·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. planing machine: a person or machine that planes, especially a machine used to plane wood or to cut flat surfaces into metal

2. printing wooden block to keep type level: a flat block of wood used to hold type level in a chase

[15th century. <plane2]
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