Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A coopers' tool for smoothing work, as the inside of a cask.
  • To smooth; plane.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To smooth; to plane.
  • noun A tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering rheir work, especially the inside of casks.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive To smooth; to plane.

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  • A coopers' tool for smoothing work, as the inside of a cask.

    January 21, 2022