howel

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noun

A plane-like tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks.

“to howel a cask”

OriginWelsh Hywel →
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Meanings

howel1

nounhowel (plural howels)

plural howels

  1. A plane-like tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks.
verbhowel (third-person singular simple present howels, present participle (US) howeling or (UK) howelling, simple past and past participle (US) howeled or (UK) howelled)

present singular third person howels · US participle present howeling · UK participle present howelling · US participle past howeled · US past howeled · UK participle past howelled · UK past howelled

  1. transitiveTo smooth; to plane.

    to howel a cask

Howel2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Welsh.
  2. An unincorporated community in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.

Origin

howel · noun, verb

From the same source as German Hobel. Related to Danish høvl and Swedish hyvel.

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Howel · proper noun

  1. WelshHywel
  2. EnglishHowel

From Welsh Hywel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“howel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/howel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “howel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/howel.

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