spokeshave

[ spohk-sheyv ]

noun
  1. a cutting tool having a blade set between two handles, originally for shaping spokes, but now in general use for dressing curved edges of wood and forming round bars and shapes.

Origin of spokeshave

1
First recorded in1500–10; spoke2 + shave

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spokeshave

/ (ˈspəʊkˌʃeɪv) /


noun
  1. a small plane with two handles, one on each side of its blade, used for shaping or smoothing cylindrical wooden surfaces, such as spokes

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