facing tool

noun

, Metalworking.

1. a lathe tool for smoothing a plane surface at right angles to the axis of rotation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of facing tool¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

To break the seal, a hollow reamer or facing tool, fitted into a drill press or breast drill, is slipped over the post.

From Project Gutenberg

A facing tool, shown in the working position in Fig. 36, is placed at this station of the turret, being held in the turret hole.

From Project Gutenberg