单词 | indian awl |
释义 | > as lemmasIndian awl Indian awl n. a square double-ended awl used for piercing holes, esp. in leather or bark. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] > for piercing or pricking > awl > types of pritch-awl1594 prickal1688 stabber1794 sprig awla1815 sprig bit1815 Indian awl1821 bradawl1823 1821 G. Simpson Jrnl. Occurrences in Athabasca Dept. (1938) 142 Awls, Indian, doz. 1841 tr. in R. Bolton Hist. County Westchester (1848) 40 100 Indian awls. 1922 Beaver July 10/2 It requires but three tools to build a canoe: an axe, a ‘crooked knife’, and a square or Indian awl. 1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 5 Oct. 19/1 Lois Greene..seldom worked in her garden ‘without digging up something. My best find so far is an Indian awl’. < as lemmas |
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