Trowel (noun)

1. A small, flat-bladed tool used for spreading and smoothing materials such as plaster, cement, or mortar.
2. A small hand tool with a flat or scoop-shaped blade, used for digging, spreading, or smoothing soil or other materials.

Origin:

From old english trowel, from a germanic source, perhaps from proto-germanic *trautwaz ("tool, implement"), from proto-indo-european *drew- ("to cut").

Examples:

1. He used a trowel to spread the cement.
2. The trowel was the perfect tool for smoothing the surface of the plaster.
3. The gardener used the trowel to plant bulbs.
4. The trowel was used to apply the adhesive to the wall.
5. The trowel was an essential tool for any mason.