n. A tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering rheir work, especially the inside of casks. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To smooth; to plane;
n. The upper stage of a porcelian furnace. [ 1913 Webster ]
I would sit impatiently thinking with what an unusual amount of noise the oars worked in the thowels. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]