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spokeshave

noun, verb — 2 senses

spokeshave

noun

Etymology From spoke + shave.

1

A hand tool, mainly for woodworking, used to shape and smooth rods and shafts; often used in carving wheel spokes, chair legs, or arrows.

Coordinate terms
drawshave, plane

spokeshave

verb

Etymology From spoke + shave.

1

To shape or smooth with a spokeshave.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.