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fillister

or fil·is·ter

[fil-uh-ster]
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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Origin of fillister

First recorded in 1810–20; origin uncertain
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Historical Examples of fillister

  • Fillister, fil′is-ter, n. a rabbeting plane used in making window-sashes.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)

    Various

  • The forms of the heads are as in Fig. 387, a being termed a Fillister, b a countersink, and c a round head.

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

British Dictionary definitions for fillister

fillister

filister or fillester

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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Word Origin for fillister

C19: of unknown origin
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