1.
[syn: drawknife, drawshave]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Drawshave \Draw"shave`\, n.
See Drawing knife.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
drawshave
n 1: a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces [syn: drawknife,
drawshave]