From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Gardening, Toolstroweltrow‧el /ˈtraʊəl/ noun [countable]1DLGTZa garden tool like a very small spade2TZa small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading cement on bricks etc3 →lay it on with a trowelOrigintrowel(1300-1400)Old Frenchtruelle, from Late Latintruella, from Latintrua“large deep spoon”