spokeshave

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspəʊkˌʃeɪv/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(spōk′shāv′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
spoke•shave  (spōk′shāv′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Buildinga 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.
  • spoke2 + shave 1500–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
spokeshave / ˈspəʊkˌʃeɪv/
  1. 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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