As nouns the difference between howes and howel
is that howes is plural of lang=en 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.
howes
English
Noun
(head)
howel
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks.