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Word: Trowel
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (as a noun): from Old French truele, from medieval Latin truella, alteration of Latin trulla ‘scoop’, diminutive of trua ‘skimmer’
ˈtraʊəl
a small handheld tool with a flat, pointed blade, used to apply and spread mortar or plaster
Short Definition:small handheld tool with flat, pointed blade, used to apply and spread mortar or plaster
Examples:- a pointing trowel
a small handheld tool with a curved scoop for lifting plants or earth
Short Definition:small handheld tool with curved scoop for lifting plants
Examples:- a garden trowel
Word: Trowel
Speech Type: Verb
ˈtraʊəl
apply or spread with or as if with a trowel
Short Definition:apply or spread with or as if with trowel
Examples:- trowel in enough soil to form a dome
- Kerrie trowelled jam on to her toast
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