jointer

[ join-ter ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that joints.

  2. a tool or machine used in making joints.

  1. Agriculture. a device with a triangular head, used with a plow to bury trash.

  2. Law Obsolete. a man who holds a jointure.

Origin of jointer

1
First recorded in 1645–55; joint + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for jointer

jointer

/ (ˈdʒɔɪntə) /


noun
  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

  1. a person or thing that makes joints

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