Trowel

Trowel

A thin, flat steel tool, either pointed or rectangular, provided with a handle and held in the hand, used to manipulate concrete, mastic, or mortar to create a dense, smooth finish on a concrete surface. It is also a machine whose rotating blades are used to finish concrete slabs.

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