Definition of Jointer

1. Noun. A long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together.

Exact synonyms: Jointer Plane, Jointing Plane, Long Plane
Generic synonyms: Carpenter's Plane, Plane, Woodworking Plane
Derivative terms: Joint

Definition of Jointer

1. n. One who, or that which, joints.

Definition of Jointer

1. Noun. (literally) One that joints. ¹

2. Noun. Any of various tools used to construct or finish joints, especially: ¹

3. Noun. An equivalent machine, notably used to produce a flat surface on boards ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jointer

1. one that joints [n -S] - See also: joints

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jointer

joint return
joint sense
joint snake
joint snakes
joint space
joint spaces
joint venture
joint will
joint wills
jointed
jointed charlock
jointed rush
jointedly
jointedness
jointednesses
jointer (current term)
jointer plane
jointers
jointfir
jointfirs
jointing
jointing plane
jointings
jointist
jointists
jointless
jointlessly
jointly
jointness
jointress

Literary usage of Jointer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"A machine called a "moulder," in operation at the time, stood near the jointer. A piece of coffee sack about two feet square hung between the jointer and ..."

2. Woodwork for Secondary Schools: A Text-book for High Schools and Colleges by Ira Samuel Griffith (1916)
"Hand Planer or jointer.;—The hand planer or jointer, Fig. ... The jointer is perhaps the most difficult of all machines for the beginner to learn to operate ..."

3. The Mechanic's Companion, Or, The Elements and Practice of Carpentry by Peter Nicholson (1842)
"Tlie jointer Is still longer than the long plane, ... The jack plane, the trying plane, the long plane, the jointer and the smoothing plane, are denominated ..."

4. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1855)
"... S IMPROVED STAVE-jointer. Mr. CB Hutchinson, of Auburn, NY, who has heretofore devised several important improvements in machines for the manufacture of ..."

5. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1855)
"HUTCHINSON'S IMPROVED STAVE-jointer. Mr. CB Hutchinson, of Auburn, NY, who has heretofore devised several important improvements in machines for the ..."

6. Internal Combustion Engines and Tractors: Their Development, Design by Oliver Brunner Zimmerman, International Harvester Corporation (1918)
"The jointer bottom should be set just deep enough to cut the furrow loose, ... The angle of the jointer can be changed by adjusting jointer arm in the pivot ..."

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