planing machine n 1: a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood [syn: {plane}, {planer}, {planing machine}]
Planing \Plan"ing\, a. & vb. n. fr. {Plane}, v. t. [1913 Webster] {Planing machine}. (a) See {Planer}. (b) A complex machine for planing wood, especially boards, containing usually a rapidly revolving cutter, which chips off the surface in small shavings as the piece to be planed is passed under it by feeding apparatus. [1913 Webster]