Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - drawknife

 noun  Date: 1677 a woodworker's tool consisting of a blade with a handle at each end for use in shaving off surfaces DRAWL  I. verb  Etymology: probably frequentative of draw  Date: 1598  intransitive verb to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged  transitive verb to utter in a slow lengthened tone  • ~er noun  • ~ingly adverb  II. noun  Date: circa 1742 a ~ing manner of speaking  • ~y adjective