[trou-uh
l] 
noun, verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -elled, -el⋅ling.| 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. |
| 3. | to apply, shape, smooth, or dig with or as if with a trowel. |
trow·el (trou'əl)  (click for larger image in new window) n.
To spread, smooth, form, or scoop with a trowel. [Middle English trowell, from Old French truele, from Late Latin truella, diminutive of Latin trua, ladle.] trow'el·er, trow'el·ler n. |