trowel
Definitions
General English
Construction
- A flat, broad-blade, steel hand tool used in the final stages of finishing operations to impart a relatively smooth surface to concrete floors and other unformed concrete surfaces.
- Also a flat, triangular-blade tool used for applying mortar to masonry.
Real Estate
- noun a small hand tool with a short handle and a flat, usually pointed blade used for spreading, shaping and smoothing plaster, cement or mortar
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