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DRAWKNIFE (drawknives)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drawknife mean? 

DRAWKNIFE (noun)
  The noun DRAWKNIFE has 1 sense:

1. a woodworker's knife to shave surfacesplay

  Familiarity information: DRAWKNIFE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DRAWKNIFE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A woodworker's knife to shave surfaces

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

drawknife; drawshave

Hypernyms ("drawknife" is a kind of...):

knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)


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