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thicknessing

thicknessing is the present participle and gerund of thickness.

Meaning of thickness

Verb

thickness (third-person singular simple present thicknesses, present participle thicknessing, simple past and past participle thicknessed)

  1. (transitive) To trim (wood) to a consistent thickness using a thickness planer.
    • Even if the parts are thicknessed by machine, check for and plane out any cup with a bench plane.2003, Garrett Hack, The Handplane Book, page 143

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Questions about thicknessing

What is thicknessing the present participle and gerund of?
Thicknessing is the present participle and gerund of thickness.

Words near thicknessing in the dictionary

  1. thickness planers
  2. thicknessed
  3. thicknesser
  4. thicknessers
  5. thicknesses
  6. thicknessing
  7. thicknet
  8. thicknets
  9. thicko
  10. thickoes
  11. thickos

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