A tool consisting of a wooden or metal block with an adjustable metal blade projecting slightly from the base at an angle, used to level down…

An instrument, usually a rod or narrow board, used in various trades (e.g. brickmaking, casting, plumbing, gardening) for levelling a surface by…

Plastering and (in later use) Building. A wooden straight-edge or other rule which is scraped over a layer of plaster, concrete, or similar building…

Building. A straight edge or rule which is scraped over a layer of concrete, asphalt, or similar substance, in order to spread it into a level…