edger

[ ej-er ]

/ ˈɛdʒ ər /

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noun

a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.

a machine for finishing or making an edge, as for stitching, beveling, or trimming.

a gardening tool with a rotary blade for cutting a neat border around a lawn, flower bed, or the like.

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Origin of edger

First recorded in 1585–95; edge + -er¹

An edger, Fig. 118, is then run around the outside edges of the block to round them.
Concrete Construction|Halbert P. Gillette
Now the work I am doing here is running a gauge edger in a saw mill.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919|Various
As this became a tiresome task, I constructed an edger, as shown in the sketch.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
By stripping the concrete while it is still pliable the edges can be worked down by the ordinary cement sidewalk edger.
Concrete Construction|Halbert P. Gillette

A gang edger consists of an arbor driving two or more circular saws, through which the boards to be edged are fed.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua Rose