sypher

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verb

To lap the chamfered edges of planks to make a smooth surface, as for a bulkhead.

OriginGerman Seifer →
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Meanings

sypher1

verbsypher (third-person singular simple present syphers, present participle syphering, simple past and past participle syphered)

present singular third person syphers · participle present syphering · participle past syphered · past syphered

  1. businessTo lap the chamfered edges of planks to make a smooth surface, as for a bulkhead.

Sypher2

proper nounSypher (plural Syphers)

plural Syphers

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

sypher · verb

Unknown.

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Sypher · proper noun

  1. GermanSeifer
  2. EnglishSypher

Americanized form of German Seifer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

sypher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sypher

MLA

“sypher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sypher. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sypher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sypher.

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