EDGER


Meaning of EDGER in English

ˈejə(r) noun

( -s )

1.

a. : a worker who stitches or finishes the edge of a garment

b. : an operator of a burnishing machine for finishing the skived edge of a shoe upper to make it appear rolled or for setting the edge of the forepart of a sole

c. : a person who bevels or grinds the edge of optical glass

d. : strander 2

e. : an operator of a lumber-edging machine

2.

a. : a machine for edging lumber ; especially : one with feed rolls, press rolls, and several circular saws

b. : a wood-sanding machine adapted to work around an edge (as of a floor)

c. : a tool used to trim an edge (as of a lawn) along a sidewalk or curb

3. : breakdown 5

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