1. plural of drawshave; a woodworking tool with a blade set perpendicular to a handle, used to shape and smooth wood by pulling toward the user
Usage: Also called a draw knife or drawknife; Primarily used in woodworking and carpentry

Examples

• The carpenter selected several drawshaves from the tool rack for the furniture restoration project.
• Drawshaves are essential tools for shaping curved wooden pieces in traditional woodworking.
• She used drawshaves to smooth the edges of the wooden bowl before finishing it.
• The antique drawshaves in the museum collection showed signs of heavy use over decades.
• Modern woodworkers still prefer drawshaves for certain shaping tasks that power tools cannot accomplish as precisely.