awl – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
awl
n.
pointed tool for making small holes, pick
Awl
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awl is a long, pointed spike. It may be a:
awl
Noun
1. a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
(hypernym) hand tool
(hyponym) bradawl, pricker
(part-meronym) haft, helve
Awl
(n.)
A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Awl
a tool of which we do not know the ancient form. The only notice of it is in connection with the custom of boring the ear of the slave. (Exodus 21:6; 15:17)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
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