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Complete Definition of "awl"

English
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Etymology
Old English æl, from Germanic *ælo. Cognate with German Ahle.

Pronunciation
IPA|/É:l/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ÉËl|-ÉËl

Noun
en-noun

  1. 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.

Translations

trans-top|a pointed instrument
Chinese: éå­, é¥å­ (zhuÄ«zÇ)
Croatian: t-|hr|šilo|n
Dutch: t+|nl|els|m
Finnish: t+|fi|naskali
French: t+|fr|alêne|f
German: t-|de|Ahle|f
Greek: ÏοÏβλί (souvlí) n
Hungarian: t+|hu|ár
Italian: punteruolo m
Japanese: çªããã (tsukigiri)
Korean: ì¡ê³³ (songgot)
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Maltese: timplor m
Novial: alene
Old English: t-|ang|æl|m|f|xs=Old English
Old High German: ala f
Old Norse: alr m
Polish: szydÅo n
Portuguese: furador m
Russian: t+|ru|Ñило|n|tršílo|scCyrl
Serbian: t-|sr|šilo
Spanish: lezna f
Swedish: t-|sv|syl|c
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