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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)

  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.
  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.

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.