shooting board
noun
Definition of shooting board
1 : a fixture used as a guide in planing or shooting the edge of a board when greater accuracy is required than can be obtained with the miter box —called also miter shooting board
2 : a metal table equipped with a plane for trimming, squaring, and sometimes beveling metal printing plates (such as electrotypes)
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