drawknife

English

Alternative forms

• drawing knife, draw knife

Etymology

From draw +‎ knife.

Noun

drawknife (plural drawknives)

1. 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.

   Synonym: drawing knife

2. 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.

Translations

blade with handle in each end

• Finnish: kuorimarauta (fi)

Verb

drawknife (third-person singular simple present drawknifes, present participle drawknifing, simple past and past participle drawknifed)

1. (transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.

Translations

to cut or shave with a drawknife

• Finnish: kuoria raudalla

References

• “drawknife”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.