woodworker (wudwerker)

1. A worker in wood, as a carpenter, joiner, or cabinet-maker. -2. A power-machine for jointing, molding, squaring, and facing wood. It is made adjustable, and has various attachments for work of different kinds.- Universal woodworker, a combina tion machine for working in wood, so made that the two sides can work independently or in concert, as may be desired. Such machines are adapted for a great variety of work, as chamfering, graining, tenoning, cro cutting. and mitering. E. H. Knight. wood-worm (wud'werm), n. A worm, grub, or larva that is bred in wood. woodwoset, n. [Also, corruptly, woodhouse; cut). wood-swift (wud's wift), n. The moth Epialus sylvin us. See swift1, 7.