handplane

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hand +‎ plane

Noun[edit]

handplane (plural handplanes)

  1. A manually operated plane (woodworking tool).
  2. Synonym of handboard (board held in the hand or attached by a strap, used like a paddle when bodysurfing)

Verb[edit]

handplane (third-person singular simple present handplanes, present participle handplaning, simple past and past participle handplaned)

  1. (transitive) To smooth with a handplane (woodworking tool).
  2. (intransitive) Synonym of handboard (to bodysurf using a handboard)