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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A metal plate placed at the front of the bit of a carpenters' plane, to bend up the chip and prevent the splitting of the board.
  • noun In a matching-machine, a piece fastened to the side cutter-head frame, to break off the chips and thus prevent the edge of the board from splitting.

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