drawknife

[ draw-nahyf ]
/ ˈdrɔˌnaɪf /

noun, plural draw·knives. Carpentry.

a knife with a handle at each end at right angles to the blade, used by drawing over a surface.
Also called drawing knife, drawshave.

Origin of drawknife

First recorded in 1630–40; draw + knife

Words nearby drawknife

drawing pin, drawing room, drawing table, drawing-in, drawing-room comedy, drawknife, drawl, drawn, drawn butter, drawn work, drawn-out

Example sentences from the Web for drawknife

  • The curve of the legs can be cut with a bracket saw or a drawknife, care being taken to get the edges square and smooth.

    Mission Furniture |H. H. Windsor

  • On the day of the first snow Dick Goodine walked over to Rayton's farm to borrow a drawknife.

    Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery |Theodore Goodridge Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for drawknife

drawknife

drawshave

/ (ˈdrɔːˌnaɪf) /

noun plural -knives or -shaves

a woodcutting tool with two handles at right angles to the blade, used to shave wood US name: spokeshave