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Noun: trowel  traw(-u)l
  1. A small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
    "The mason used a trowel to smooth the cement"
Verb: trowel (trowelled,trowelling, or [US] troweled,troweling)  traw(-u)l
  1. Use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work
    "The mason troweled the mortar smoothly"

Derived forms: trowels, troweled, troweling, trowelling, trowelled

Type of: cut into, delve [archaic], dig, hand tool, turn over

Encyclopedia: Trowel