Associations to the word «Spokeshave»
Wiktionary
SPOKESHAVE, noun. A woodworking tool used to shape and smooth rods and shafts - often for use as wheel spokes, chair legs or arrows.
SPOKESHAVE, verb. (transitive) To shape or smooth with a spokeshave.
Dictionary definition
SPOKESHAVE, noun. A small plane that has a handle on each side of its blade; used for shaping or smoothing cylindrical wooden surfaces (originally wheel spokes).
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