fillister

American  

[fil-uh-ster] / ˈfɪl ə stər /

Or filister

noun

Carpentry.

1. a rabbet or groove, as one on a window sash to hold the glass and putty.

2. Also called fillister plane.  a plane for cutting rabbets or grooves.

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fillister British  

/ ˈfɪlɪstə /

noun

1. Also called: fillister plane.  an adjustable plane for cutting rabbets, grooves, etc

2. Also called: sash fillister.  a rabbet or groove, esp one in a window sash bar for a pane of glass

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Etymology

Origin of fillister

First recorded in 1810–20; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Rebating planes are the moving fillister, the sash fillister, the common rebating plane, the side rebating plane.

From Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Welsh, Peter C.

For "filister" read "fillister"; according to more or less contemporary dictionaries, it is a misspelling.

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Browne, Montagu

For rabbeting and fillister work the upper holes q are used, while using ploughs the lower ones are brought into requisition.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua