English Explanatory Dictionary

drawknife

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
  2. A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
  1. To cut or shave with a drawknife.

Word forms

drawknife drawknives drawing knife draw knife drawknifes drawknifing drawknifed

Etymology

From draw + knife.

Synonyms

drawing knife
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