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Howel vs Thowel - What's the difference?

howel | thowel |

As nouns the difference between howel and thowel

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

As a verb howel

is to smooth; to plane.

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)

    thowel

    English

    Alternative forms

    * thowl

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tholepin in a boat.
  • A rowlock.
  • * Charles Dickens
    • I would sit impatiently thinking with what an unusual amount of noise the oars worked in the thowels .
    (Webster 1913)