Sekirov Dictionary

trowel

/ˈtɹaʊ.əl/

noun 3
verb 3
forms 5

noun3

•
A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.
- I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel?
A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
A tool used for smoothing a mold.

verb3

•
To apply (a substance) with a trowel.
- He troweled the coarse mix with a twist, leaving a pattern of arcs.
(informal, figurative) To apply something heavily or unsubtly.
To pass over with a trowel.

forms

troweled · trowelled · troweling · trowelling · trowels

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