'Trowel' definitions:
Definition of 'trowel'
(from WordNet)
noun
A small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
verb
Use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work
Definition of 'Trowel'
From: GCIDE
- Trowel \Trow"el\, n. [OE. truel, OF. truele, F. truelle, LL. truella, L. trulla, dim. of trua a ladle; probably akin to Gr. ? a stirrer, ladle, G. quirl a stirrer, MHG. twirel, OHG. dwiril, Icel. [thorn]vara, AS. [thorn]wiril. Cf. Twirl.]
- 1. A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A gardener's tool, somewhat like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring the earth, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Founding) A tool used for smoothing a mold. [1913 Webster]
- Trowel bayonet. See Spade bayonet, under Spade.
- Fish trowel. See Fish slice, under Fish. [1913 Webster]