Definition of: trowel

(trou′əl, troul) noun
1. A flat–bladed, sometimes pointed implement having an offset handle: used by masons, plasterers, and molders.
2. A small concave scoop with a handle: used in digging about small plants, potting them, etc.
3. A molder's smoothing tool.
—v.t. ·eled or ·elled, ·el·ing or ·el·ling To apply, dress, or form with a trowel. [<OF truele <LL truella <L trulla, dim. of trua a stirring spoon, ladle]
—trow′el·er or trow′el·ler noun
TYPES OF TROWELS
a. Garden. b. Circle. c. Corner. d. Brick. e. Plastering.