noun
- a machine or tool used to cut mortises (rectangular holes) in wood
Usage: woodworking
Examples
- The carpenter used a mortiser to cut precise holes for the tenon joints.
- A hollow chisel mortiser makes quick work of cutting square holes.
- The woodworking shop invested in a new benchtop mortiser.
- He adjusted the mortiser’s depth stop before cutting the mortise.
- The mortiser’s sharp chisel cut cleanly through the oak board.
- She positioned the wood carefully in the mortiser’s clamp.