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  • 131trowel — [trou′əl] n. [ME truel < MFr truelle < LL truella for L trulla, small ladle, scoop, trowel < trua, stirring spoon, ladle, prob. < IE base * twer , to stir > TURBID] any of several small hand tools for spreading, smoothing, scooping …

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  • 132trowel — n. & v. n. 1 a small hand held tool with a flat pointed blade, used to apply and spread mortar etc. 2 a similar tool with a curved scoop for lifting plants or earth. v.tr. (trowelled, trowelling; US troweled, troweling) 1 apply (plaster etc.). 2… …

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