sypher

American

[sahy-fer] / ˈsaɪ fər /

verb (used with object)

to join (boards having beveled edges) so as to make a flush surface.

sypher British

/ ˈsaɪfə /

verb

(tr) to lap (a chamfered edge of one plank over that of another) in order to form a flush surface

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Other Word Forms

syphering

noun

Etymology

Origin of sypher

First recorded in 1835–45; spelling variant of cipher

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