firmer gouge

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noun Carpentry.

a narrow-bladed gouge similar in manner of use to a firmer chisel.

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Origin of firmer gouge

First recorded in 1885–90

However, this leaves open the calculations of height and speed—which have suddenly become firmer.
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The collection initiative was suspended, while the government looked for ways to place it on a firmer legal foundation.
How Obama Embraced NSA Spying|Daniel Klaidman|June 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And our global leadership is on firmer footing than many predicted.
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I continue to believe that whenever we can codify something through legislation, it is on firmer ground.
Obama's Dodge on Executive Power|Justin Green|January 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST

U.N. action on the Palestinians will likely render that hold even firmer.
Round Two At Turtle Bay|Lara Friedman|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But having chosen the Champs aux Capuchins, it was idle to expect that one stretch of turf would prove firmer than another.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
This will make the tobacco look much better and also render the process of packing firmer.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The floor of this piano rests on a somewhat firmer stratum, in which is still another level of galleries, , ten feet lower down.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
But when we come down to the lower levels of the domain of the spiritual we find ourselves on firmer ground.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
I had four and a half rows to trim, and then the whole orchard to go over with paint pot and gouge and cement.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton