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trowel

tro·wel

UK/ˈtɹaʊ.əl/ US/ˈtraʊwɛl/ rare
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials

verb

1.

use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work

Origin

From Middle English trowell, trouel, truel, from Middle French truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Classical Latin trulla, the diminutive of trua (“ladle”). Doublet of trullo.

Phrases

  • fish trowel
  • lay on with a trowel
  • power trowel
  • trowel machine

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