Featherboard Definition
fĕthər-bôrd
noun
A flat, usually narrow piece of wood or plastic having a series of close cuts made at an angle along a comblike edge, used to hold a piece of wood against a fence as the wood is pushed along a table saw or router.
American Heritage
Origin of Featherboard
From the feathers (strips of wood or plastic) making up the comblike edge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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