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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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. 2
   a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces wordnet
3. 3
   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.

Verb

1. 1
   To cut or shave with a drawknife. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

drawing knifedrawshave

Etymology

From draw + knife.

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