drawshave

US: (drô′shāv′)

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draw•shave  (drô′shāv′), n. [Carpentry.]

1. Building drawknife.

• draw + shave 1820–30

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

draw•knife  (drô′nīf′), n., pl. -knives. [Carpentry.]

1. Building a knife with a handle at each end at right angles to the blade, used by drawing over a surface. Also called draw′ing knife′, drawshave. 

• draw + knife 1630–40

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drawknife / ˈdrɔːˌnaɪf/, drawshave noun ( -knives, -shaves)

1. a woodcutting tool with two handles at right angles to the blade, used to shave wood
   US name: spokeshave