drawknife

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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. noun 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.
3. verb To cut or shave with a drawknife.

Similar words

drawshave drawing knife shave scriber razor riving knife rasing-knife shear craft knife carving knife

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Word family

drawknifes drawknives