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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials;


VERB (1)

1. use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Trowel \Trow"el\, n. [OE. truel, OF. truele, F. truelle, LL. truella, L. trulla, dim. of trua a ladle; probably akin to Gr. ? a stirrer, ladle, G. quirl a stirrer, MHG. twirel, OHG. dwiril, Icel. [thorn]vara, AS. [thorn]wiril. Cf. Twirl.] 1. A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them. [1913 Webster] 2. A gardener's tool, somewhat like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring the earth, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. (Founding) A tool used for smoothing a mold. [1913 Webster] Trowel bayonet. See Spade bayonet, under Spade. Fish trowel. See Fish slice, under Fish. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

trowel n 1: a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials v 1: use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work