Trow'el, n.

n. [Fr. truelle, Lat. trulla, truella, diminutive of trua, a ladle; D. troffel.]

1. A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
2. A gardener's tool, somewhat like a mason's trowel, made of iron and scooped;—used in taking up plants, and for other purposes.