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draw⋅knife

[draw-nahyf]
–noun, plural -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
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draw·knife   (drô'nīf')   


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n.  A knife with a handle at each end of the blade, used with a drawing motion to shave a surface. Also called drawshave.
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