Usually means: Tool for shaving wood surfaces.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (drawknife)

noun:  A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
noun:  A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb:  (transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
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