TROWEL


Meaning of TROWEL in English

/ ˈtraʊəl; NAmE / noun

1.

a small garden tool with a curved blade for lifting plants and digging holes

2.

a small tool with a flat blade, used in building for spreading cement or plaster

IDIOMS

- lay it on with a trowel

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (as a noun): from Old French truele , from medieval Latin truella , alteration of Latin trulla scoop, diminutive of trua .

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