Trowel

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɹaÊŠÉ™l/
• Rhymes: -aÊŠÉ™l

Origin

From Middle English truel, from Middle French truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Classical Latin trulla, the diminutive of trua 'ladle'.

Full definition of trowel

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.I need to dig a hole for these begonias; would you pass me that trowel?
3. A tool used for smoothing a mold.

Derived terms

• pointing-trowel

Verb

1. (transitive) To apply a substance with a trowel.''He troweled the coarse mix with a twist, leaving a pattern of arcs.