spokeshave

[ spohk-sheyv ]

/ ˈspoʊkˌʃeɪv /

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noun

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.

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Origin of spokeshave

First recorded in 1500–10; spoke² + shave

Words nearby spokeshave

Spokane, spoke, spoke-dog, spoken, spoken for, spokeshave, spokesman, spokesmodel, spokesperson, spokeswoman, spokewise

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How to use spokeshave in a sentence

Holding the thin end in the vise, pare the curves with a knife, spokeshave, or draw-knife.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop|Harris W. Moore
The spokeshave should be held rather lightly so as to allow it to follow the curve.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop|Harris W. Moore
Use the spokeshave to pare off the four corners (to sharpen the sword), and finish them with a plane.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop|Harris W. Moore
The galvano-cautery, trephine, and spokeshave should be avoided.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

Prepare the cocoanuts by cutting them up into thin slices with a spokeshave or machine.
The Candy Maker's Guide|Fletcher Manufacturing Company

British Dictionary definitions for spokeshave

spokeshave

/ (ˈspəʊkˌʃeɪv) /

noun

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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