Drawshave

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Drawing knife \Draw"ing knife"\, Drawknife \Draw"knife`\, n.
     1. A woodworker`s and joiner's tool having a blade with a
        handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing
        it toward one; a shave; -- called also {drawshave}, and
        {drawing shave}.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Carp.) A tool used for the purpose of making an incision
        along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from
        tearing the surface of the wood.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Drawshave \Draw"shave`\, n.
     See {Drawing knife}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  drawshave
       n : a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces [syn: {drawknife}]