drawknife Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces
    drawshave.

WordNet

Draw"ing knife", Draw"knife` noun (Also<
  • Drawing knife
  • Drawknife
)
Definitions
  1. A 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.
  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.

Webster 1913