Jointers'

joint·er

[join-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that joints.
2.
a tool or machine used in making joints.
3.
Agriculture. a device with a triangular head, used with a plow to bury trash.
4.
Law Obsolete. a man who holds a jointure.
Origin:
1645–55; joint + -er1

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jointer (ˈdʒɔɪntə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  a tool for pointing mortar joints, as in brickwork
2.  Also called: jointing plane a long plane for shaping the edges of planks so that they can be fitted together
3.  a person or thing that makes joints

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Word Origin & History

joint
late 13c., "a part of a body where two bones meet and move in contact with one another," from O.Fr. joint, from L. junctus, pp. of jungere "join" (see jugular). Slang meaning of "place, building, establishment" (esp. one where persons meet for shady activities) first recorded
1877, Amer.Eng., from an earlier Anglo-Irish sense (1821), perhaps on the notion of a side-room, one "joined" to a main room. The original U.S. sense was especially of "an opium-smoking den." Meaning "marijuana cigarette" (1938) is perhaps from notion of something often smoked in common, but there are other possibilities; earlier joint in drug slang meant "hypodermic outfit" (1935). Meaning "prison" is from 1953.
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Medical Dictionary

joint (joint)
n.
A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.

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Science Dictionary
joint   (joint)  Pronunciation Key 


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  1. Anatomy A usually movable body part in which adjacent bones are joined by ligaments and other fibrous tissues. See also ball-and-socket joint, hinge joint.

  2. Zoology A point in the exoskeleton of an invertebrate at which movable parts join, as along the leg of an arthropod.

  3. Botany A point on a plant stem from which a leaf or branch grows.


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Slang Dictionary

joint definition


  1. n.
    a tavern; a speakeasy. (Prohibition.) : I wanted to open a joint, but I don't have the cash.
  2. n.
    a low-class establishment; a dive. : Let's get out of this crummy joint.
  3. n.
    a tobacco cigarette. : Why are beggars being choosers about their joints all of a sudden?
  4. n.
    a marijuana cigarette. : The joint wasn't enough to carry him very long.
  5. n.
    a penis. (Usually objectionable.) : He covered his joint and ran for the dressing room.
  6. n.
    a jail; a prison. (Underworld.) : Lefty just got out of the joint.
  7. n.
    a toilet. : I gotta get to the joint fast!
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