drawshave

[ draw-sheyv ]

nounCarpentry.

drawknife.

Origin of drawshave

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First recorded in 1820–30; draw + shave

Words Nearby drawshave

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How to use drawshave in a sentence

I could handle a plane or a drawshave or a riveting-hammer, or even an awl, for the matter of that, with any of them.
Track's End | Hayden Carruth
But there was a cooper's shop in town, and James was already very handy with a drawshave in getting out staves.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) | Elbert Hubbard

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