Associations to the word «Howel»

Wiktionary

HOWEL, noun. A tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks.
HOWEL, verb. (transitive) To smooth; to plane.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats