gen. One who or that which traces lines or makes tracings; spec.. A tool for marking out designs or patterns; also, a chasing or engraving tool.

A tool or instrument for scribing or scoring wood, metal, etc., esp. in order to indicate the intended cutting line. Cf. scribe, n.2 2b.

A tool for scribing a line or mark; spec. (a) a tool with a scooped blade, or with a point and blade, used to carve an identifying mark on a tree…

(a) a point that traces or draws lines; (b) in Fretwork, a sharp tool used to mark out a design.

A pointed tool used for scoring or engraving wood; = scribe, n.2 2b. Now rare.

a hand tool used for scoring wood or other materials, usually in order to indicate the intended cutting line, having a pointed metal shank and a…

†(a) a heavy knife for kitchen use; (b) Leather Manufacturing a triangular steel knife for scraping hides (E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. 1875); (c)…