单词 | trowel |
释义 | trowel —troweler; esp. Brit., troweller, n. /trow"euhl/, n. , v. , troweled, troweling or (esp. Brit.) trowelled, trowelling. n. 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. v.t. 3. to apply, shape, smooth, or dig with or as if with a trowel. [1300-50; ME < OF truelle < LL truella, equiv. to L tru(a) ladle + -ella -ELLE] |
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