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Raretrowel
The correct spelling is trowel.
How to pronounce trowel
/ˈtɹaʊ.əl/
nounIPA: /ˈtɹaʊ.əl/
Say it like: Tro-wel
The correct spelling is trowel. A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them. For example: "I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel?"
Usage Examples
“I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel?”
“He troweled the coarse mix with a twist, leaving a pattern of arcs.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
- 2.A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.
- 3.A tool used for smoothing a mold.
verb
- 1.To apply (a substance) with a trowel.
- 2.To pass over with a trowel.
- 3.To apply something heavily or unsubtly.
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