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drawknife

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
drawknife
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.

noun

A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.

verb

To cut or shave with a drawknife.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From draw + knife.

Usage

Inflected Forms

drawknives (plural) drawing knife (alternative) draw knife (alternative) drawknifes (present, singular) drawknifing (participle, present) drawknifed (participle, past) drawknifed (past)

Synonyms

drawing knife drawshave

Questions

What does drawknife mean?
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
Where does drawknife come from?
From draw + knife.

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