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Noun: trowel  traw(-u)l
  1. A small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
Verb: trowel (trowelled,trowelling, or [US] troweled,troweling)  traw(-u)l
  1. Use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work

Derived forms: troweling, trowels, troweled, trowelling, trowelled

Type of: cut into, delve, dig, hand tool, turn over

Encyclopedia: Trowel