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BLOCK PLANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does block plane mean?
• BLOCK PLANE (noun)
The noun BLOCK PLANE has 1 sense:
1. a small plane used on end grains of wood
Familiarity information: BLOCK PLANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small plane used on end grains of wood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("block plane" is a kind of...):
carpenter's plane; plane; woodworking plane (a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood)
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