trowelling
trow·el
[trou-uh
l] noun, verb, trow·eled, trow·el·ing or ( especially British ) trow·elled, trow·el·ling. noun
1.
any of various tools having a flat blade with a handle, used for depositing and working mortar, plaster, etc.
2.
a similar tool with a curved, scooplike blade, used in gardening for taking up plants, turning up earth, etc.
verb (used with object)
3.
to apply, shape, smooth, or dig with or as if with a trowel.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Old French truelle < Late Latin truella, equivalent to Latin tru(a) ladle + -ella -elle
1300–50; Middle English < Old French truelle < Late Latin truella, equivalent to Latin tru(a) ladle + -ella -elle
Related forms
trow·el·er; especially British, trow·el·ler, noun
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trowel (ˈtraʊəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of various small hand tools having a flat metal blade attached to a handle, used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials |
| 2. | a similar tool with a curved blade used by gardeners for lifting plants, etc |
| —vb , -els, -elling, -elled, -els, -eling, -eled | |
| 3. | (tr) to use a trowel on (plaster, soil, etc) |
| [C14: from Old French truele, from Latin trulla a scoop, from trua a stirring spoon] | |
| 'troweller | |
| —n | |
| 'troweler | |
| —n | |
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trowel
1344, "tool for spreading plaster or mortar," from O.Fr. truele (13c.), from L.L. truella "small ladle, dipper" (1163), dim. of L. trua "a stirring spoon, ladle, skimmer." The gardening tool was so called since 1796.
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