trowel

trowel
noun
  1. a small hand-held tool with a flat, pointed blade, used to apply and spread mortar or plaster
    镘刀,泥刀,抹子
  2. a small hand-held tool with a curved scoop for lifting plants or earth
    小铲子(用来挖植物、土)
(trowelled, trowelling; troweled, troweling)
  1. [with obj.]apply or spread with or as if with a trowel
    用镘刀涂抹(或修平),像用镘刀似的涂抹(或修平);用小铲斗挖
语源
  1. Middle English (as a noun): from Old French truele, from medieval Latin truella, alteration of Latin trulla 'scoop', diminutive of trua 'skimmer'
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