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Howe vs Howel - What's the difference?

howe | howel |

As nouns the difference between howe and howel

is that howe is while howel is a tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks.

As a verb howel is

to smooth; to plane.

howe

English

Proper noun

(wikipedia Howe) (en proper noun)
  • for someone who lived by a small hill.
  • howel

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks.
  • Verb

  • To smooth; to plane.
  • to howel a cask
    (Webster 1913)