Meaning & use
trowel
A small hand tool with a flat or scoop-shaped blade, used for digging in gardening or spreading mortar.
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She used a trowel to plant the seedlings along the garden bed.
The bricklayer spread mortar with a trowel before setting each brick in place.
A note on using this word
Garden trowels are usually scoop-shaped, while bricklaying trowels have a flat, pointed blade.
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