trowl

Meanings

• noun

  A large flat shovel with a handle, used for scooping and lifting heavy materials such as soil or gravel.

  - "Yn y bwydlen, daeth y trowl ar gyfer y gweithio'r gyffredin."
  - "In the kitchen, the trowel came for the gardening."

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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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The word 'trowl' originates from Old English 'trawel' meaning 'a tool for scraping or levelling'.

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Trivia

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1. The world's largest trowel, measuring 13.6 meters long and 2.7 meters wide, was used to plant a tree in Wales in 2008.

2. The term 'trowel' is also used in archaeology to describe a tool used for smoothing and levelling surfaces.

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Related Concepts

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1. spade: Both trowl and spade are digging tools used for gardening and construction.

2. shovel: A shovel is a larger and more robust tool than a trowel, used for moving large volumes of soil or other materials.

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Culture

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In Welsh literature, the trowl is mentioned in several works as a tool used in gardening and farming. It is also used metaphorically to describe someone who is working hard or making progress.

How to Memorize "trowl"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person using a large flat shovel with a handle, scooping and lifting heavy materials.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'trowl' with the image of a gardener or farmer using a shovel to work in the soil.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'trowl' as 'Tool for Rowing Large Objects'.

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