drawknife

Meanings

Noun

• 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

• To cut or shave with a drawknife.

Origin

• draw + knife