howel noun & verb.
['haʊǝl] E19.[Prob. of Low German origin: cf. Middle Low German hövel, Low German Höwel plane.]A. noun. A plane with a convex sole, used by a cooper for smoothing the inside of a cask etc.
E19.b. verb trans. Infl.
-l(l)-. Plane or smooth with a howel.
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