Trowel Definition

trouəl

troweled, troweling, trowelled, trowelling, trowels

noun

Any of several small hand tools for spreading, smoothing, scooping, etc.

Webster's New World

A small implement with a pointed, scoop-shaped blade used for digging, as in setting plants.

American Heritage

A gardener's tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.

I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel?

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Synonyms:

verb

To spread, smooth, shape, dig, etc. with a trowel.

Webster's New World

To apply a substance with a trowel.

He troweled the coarse mix with a twist, leaving a pattern of arcs.

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Other Word Forms of Trowel

Singular:

trowel

Plural:

trowels

Middle English trowell from Old French truele from Late Latin truella diminutive of Latin trua ladle

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English truel, from Middle French truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Classical Latin trulla, the diminutive of trua 'ladle'

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