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Webster 1913 Edition


Howel

How′el

,
Noun.
A tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering rheir work, especially the inside of casks.

How′el

,
Verb.
T.
To smooth; to plane;
as, to
howel
a cask
.

Definition 2024


howel

howel

English

Noun

howel (plural howels)

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

Verb

howel (third-person singular simple present howels, present participle howelling, simple past and past participle howelled)

  1. (transitive) To smooth; to plane.
    to howel a cask