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handplane.

A manually operated plane (woodworking tool).

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  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”).

Where this word comes from

From hand + plane.

verb
  1. To smooth with a handplane (woodworking tool).

    transitive
  2. Synonym of handboard (“to bodysurf using a handboard”).

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From hand + plane.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.