a carpenter's small plane used to cut across the end grain of wood
block plane in American English
a carpenter's small plane for cutting across the grain on board ends
block plane in American English
noun
Carpentry
a small plane for cutting across the grain
Word origin
[1880–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, automatism, jackpot, quotation mark, regionalism