t 1 r 1 o 1 w 4 e 1 l 1
6 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials
verb use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work
originFrom Middle English trowell, trouel, truel, from Middle French truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Classical Latin trulla, the diminutive of trua (“ladle”). Doublet of trullo.
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