putty knife vs spade

putty knife

noun
  • A similar tool with a wide, flat blade used by painters, plasterers, and carpenters to spread putty to fill holes and cracks. 

  • A hand tool with a flexible blade used by glaziers to apply putty to seal window panes to the frame and mullions. 

spade

noun
  • A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials. 

  • A playing card marked with the symbol ♠. 

  • A castrated man or animal. 

  • A black person. 

  • A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale. 

  • A hart or stag three years old. 

verb
  • To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting. 

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