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planer definition

planer (plā′nər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that planes
  2. ☆ a machine that smooths or finishes the surfaces of wood or metal by planing
  3. Printing a block of wood used with a mallet to level type in a chase

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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