Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Drawing knife \Draw"ing knife"\, Drawknife \Draw"knife`\, n.
1. A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end,
used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a
shave; -- called also {drawshave}, and {drawing shave}.
2. (Carp.) A tool used for the purpose of making an incision
along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from
tearing the surface of the wood.
Source : WordNet®
drawknife
n : a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces [syn: {drawshave}]
[also: {drawknives} (pl)]