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firmer

firmer

8.9
A chisel with a thick strong blade for cutting hard wood
  • noun
  • /ˈfɜrmər/
  • Specialized
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Examples

  • Look, two disks of "Terror Firmer.

    Nikos the Impaler (2003)

  • Like, you know, like I said, if I if it wasn't safe on the firmer's neck thing.

  • The carpenter used a firmer to shape the wooden beams precisely.

  • To create the refined edges on the furniture, he relied on a quality firmer chisel.

  • For heavy woodwork projects, a firmer is essential for making clean and deep cuts.

Synonyms

chisel
vsfirmer
21 3.7

A hand tool with a flat metal blade for shaping wood, stone or metal

is limited to heavy woodworking use with a thicker stronger blade
wood chisel
vsfirmer
1 3.5

A hand tool with a sharp blade used to cut and shape wood

is a heavier duty woodworking tool with a thicker blade for heavy cutting

Compounds

firmer chisel
  • Specialized
7.5

A tool with a thin flat metal blade used to cut and shape wood

How Sturdy

set chisel
  • Specialized
8.1
firmer
  • Specialized
8.9
wood chisel
1 3.5

Surface Forms

firmer singular
firmers plural

Morphology

firmer = firm (opaque) = firm + er

Although formally analysable as 'firm' + '-er', the specialized noun meaning 'a type of chisel' is not predictable from the components by a typical learner.

Etymology

The word firmer as a tool name is best remembered by thinking of firm meaning 'strong', because a firmer is a strong, thick chisel used for heavy cutting, and the name shows its strength.