Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Drawing knife
Draw′ing knife′ (dra̤′ĭng nīf′), Draw′knife′ (·nīf′), n. 1. 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; — called also drawshave, and drawing shave.
2. (Carp.) 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.