trowel
[ trou-uh l ]
/ ˈtraʊ əl /
noun
any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc.
a similar tool with a curved, scooplike blade, used in gardening for taking up plants, turning up earth, etc.
verb (used with object), trow·eled, trow·el·ing or (especially British) trow·elled, trow·el·ling.
to apply, shape, smooth, or dig with or as if with a trowel.
Origin of trowel
1300–50; Middle English < Old French
truelle < Late Latin
truella, equivalent to Latin
tru(a) ladle +
-ella
-elle
OTHER WORDS FROM trowel
trow·el·er; especially British, trow·el·ler, nounWords nearby trowel
trovatore, il,
trove,
trover,
trow,
trowbridge,
trowel,
troy,
troy game, the,
troy weight,
troyes,
troyon
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British Dictionary definitions for trowel
trowel
/ (ˈtraʊəl) /
noun
any of various small hand tools having a flat metal blade attached to a handle, used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
a similar tool with a curved blade used by gardeners for lifting plants, etc
verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled
(tr)
to use a trowel on (plaster, soil, etc)
Derived forms of trowel
troweller or US troweler, nounWord Origin for trowel
C14: from Old French
truele, from Latin
trulla a scoop, from
trua a stirring spoon
Idioms and Phrases with trowel
trowel
see under lay it on thick.