awl

awl

a pointed tool for boring holes: The carpenter used an awl to make a hole for the doorknob.
Not to be confused with:all – the total entity of: All of us are going.; whole number or amount: giving it all away

awl

awl

A0205200 (ôl)n. A pointed tool for making holes, as in wood or leather.

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[Middle English al, aul, from Old English æl; akin to German Ahle, awl, and Sanskrit ārā, goad, awl.]

awl

(ɔːl) n (Tools) a pointed hand tool with a fluted blade used for piercing wood, leather, etc. See also bradawl[Old English ǣl; related to Old Norse alr, Old High German āla, Dutch aal, Sanskrit ārā]

awl

(ɔl)

n. a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc. [before 900; Middle English al, Old English al, eal, æl, c. Old Norse alr]

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awl - a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holesbradawl, pricker - an awl for making small holes for brads or small screwshaft, helve - the handle of a weapon or toolhand tool - a tool used with workers' handspoint - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"scratch awl, scriber, scribe - a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut

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