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Webster 1913 Edition
Drawknife
{
, Draw′ing knife′
,Draw′knifeˊ
}Noun.
1.
A woodworker`s and joiner’s tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; – called also
drawshave
, and drawing shave
. 2.
(Carp.)
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.
Definition 2024
drawknife
drawknife
English
Alternative forms
- drawing knife
Noun
drawknife (plural drawknives)
- 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.
- 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
drawknife (third-person singular simple present drawknifes, present participle drawknifing, simple past and past participle drawknifed)
- (transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.