Planishing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Planish \Plan"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planished}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Planishing}.] [OF. planir, F. planer. See {Plane},
     v., and {-ish}.]
     To make smooth or plane, as a metallic surface; to condense,
     toughen, and polish by light blows with a hammer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Planishing \Plan"ish*ing\,
     a. & vb. n. from {Planish}, v. t.
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     {Planishing rolls} (Coining), rolls between which metal
        strips are passed while cold, to bring them to exactly the
        required thickness.
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