Trowel
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), troweled, troweling or (especially British) trowelled, trowelling.
3.
to apply, shape, smooth, or dig with or as if with a trowel.
noun
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
verb -els, -elling, -elled (US) -els, -eling, -eled
3.
(transitive) to use a trowel on (plaster, soil, etc)
see under lay it on thick
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