trowel

Meanings

• noun

  A hand tool with a flat, scooped-out blade, used for spreading and shaping clay, mortar, or concrete.

  - "He used a trowel to apply the mortar between the bricks."
  - "The gardener smoothed the soil with a trowel before planting the seedlings."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈtɹaʊ.əl/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈtɹaʊ.əl/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with trowel
bowel , foul , mowel , rowel

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Variants

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trowel , trowels , troweled , troweler , trowelers , troweling , trowelled , trowelling

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Etymology

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Old English trāgol, from trāgan ‘to trample’ + gol ‘a hollow’.

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Trivia

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1. The world's largest trowel, called the 'Big Trowel', is located in the town of Gedser, Denmark.

2. A trowel can also be used as a weapon, as depicted in various historical accounts and literature.

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Related Concepts

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1. Troweling: The act of spreading and smoothing a material, such as mortar or concrete, with a trowel.

2. Mortar trowel: A type of trowel specifically designed for spreading and smoothing mortar in masonry work.

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Culture

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In ancient Greece, a trowel was used in the Eleusinian Mysteries to symbolize the goddess Demeter, who was believed to have shaped the earth with a similar tool. In modern times, the trowel is an essential tool in various construction projects and gardening.

How to Memorize "trowel"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person using a trowel to spread and shape clay or mortar.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'trowel' with the idea of shaping and smoothing materials.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Trowels shape the earth's floor'.

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