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Spokeshave

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A hand tool, mainly for woodworking, used to shape and smooth rods and shafts; often used in carving wheel spokes, chair legs, or arrows.
  2. 2
    a small plane that has a handle on each side of its blade; used for shaping or smoothing cylindrical wooden surfaces (originally wheel spokes) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To shape or smooth with a spokeshave. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From spoke + shave.

Etymology 2

From spoke + shave.

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