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 ; toplane .
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It is true the guilty dogs howel the loudest and I certainly hear alot of yelpping.
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It is true the guilty dogs howel the loudest and I certainly hear alot of yelpping.
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A coopers' tool for smoothing work, as the inside of a cask.
January 21, 2022