router 1
/row"teuhr/ , n.
1. any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
2. Also called router plane . Carpentry. a plane for cutting interior angles, as at the bottom of a groove. See illus. under plane 2 .
3. a machine or tool for cutting into or below a main surface, as of a die or engraving plate.
v.t.
4. to cut with a router.
[ 1840-50; ROUT 2 + -ER 1 ]
router 2
/rooh"teuhr, row"-/ , n.
a person or thing that routes.
[ 1900-05; ROUTE + -ER 1 ]