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Trowel
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a small gardening tool with a flat metal blade, which closely resembling the head of a spade, connected to a small handle that is used for digging holes into a ground or lifting plants
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a hand tool with a flat, pointed, or rounded blade used for applying and spreading mortar, plaster, or other similar materials onto surfaces such as walls, floors, or ceilings during masonry or tile work
to trowel
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use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work
Example
She smoothed the wet cement with a trowel, carefully shaping it into the desired form for the garden path.
He used a trowel to level off the concrete before it dried.
Using a trowel, the mason leveled the mortar between the bricks.