shaving horse
shaving horse noun: a device that allows a woodworker to sit astride it while it clamps onto a piece of wood which is being worked.
Noun
shaving horse (plural shaving horses)
- A device that allows a woodworker to sit astride it while it clamps onto a piece of wood which is being worked.
- It took about three long-pull shaves (right, left and middle) of the draw knife, upon the shingle, clamped in the shaving horse, to thin its top surface and straighten its long sides. Numerous missplits were thrown away.1929, Henry C. Mercer, Ancient Carpenters' Tools, page 13
- Of the vises and devices used to hold wood while it's being worked, the shaving horse, or "mule," is among the most basic you can find.1990 May-June, Don Weber, “Bodger's”, in American Woodworker, number 14, page 36
- Synonyms:
- shaving bench, shave horse
Synonyms of shaving horse
Forms of shaving horse
| plural | shaving horses |
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Questions about shaving horse
- What does shaving horse mean?
- Shaving horse means a device that allows a woodworker to sit astride it while it clamps onto a piece of wood which is being worked.
- What part of speech is shaving horse?
- Shaving horse is a noun.
- What is the plural of shaving horse?
- The plural of shaving horse is shaving horses.
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