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?
Wiktionary
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

Noun

Singular:
trowel
Plural:
trowels

Origin of Trowel

  • 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'

    From Wiktionary

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