howel

See also: Howel

English

Etymology

From the same source as German Hobel. Related to Danish høvl and Swedish hyvel.

Noun

howel (plural howels)

1. A plane-like tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks.

   Hypernym: planer

Coordinate terms

• chiv
• croze

Verb

howel (third-person singular simple present howels, present participle (US) howeling or (UK) howelling, simple past and past participle (US) howeled or (UK) howelled)

1. (transitive) To smooth; to plane.

   to howel a cask

References

• “howel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• winehistoryproject.org, with pictures

Anagrams

• Howle, whole