# handplane

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A manually operated plane (woodworking tool).
2. Synonym of handboard (“board held in the hand or attached by a strap, used like a paddle when bodysurfing”).

## Etymology
From hand + plane.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/handplane