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draw·knife
/
ˈdrɔˌnaɪf
/
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[
draw
-nahyf
]
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noun,
plural
draw·knives.
Carpentry.
a
knife
with a handle at each end at right angles to the blade, used by
drawing
over a surface.
Also called
drawing knife,
drawshave
.
Origin:
1630–40;
draw
+
knife
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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drawknife
or
drawshave
(ˈdrɔːˌnaɪf)
—
n
,
pl
-knives
,
-shaves
US name:
spokeshave
a woodcutting tool with two handles at right angles to the blade, used to shave wood
drawshave
or
drawshave
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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