A trowel is a small hand tool used for digging, applying, smoothing or moving small amounts of viscous or particulate material. Common varieties include the masonry trowel, the garden trowel and the float trowel, each shaped for its own material and task. A power trowel is a much larger, gasoline or electrically powered walk-behind machine with rotating paddles, used to finish concrete floors rather than worked by hand.
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