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trowel (oh)




[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Latin trua 'large deep spoon']
a garden tool like a very small spade
a small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading cement on bricks etc
lay it on with a trowel
BrE informal to say things that make something seem much better, worse etc than it really is
-synonym exaggerate exaggerate
::'I really don't feel too good,' I croaked, laying it on with a trowel.