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auger
[ aw-ger ]
/ ˈɔ gər /
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noun
Carpentry.
- a bit, as for a brace.
- a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
a device consisting of a shaft with a broad helical flange rotating within a cylindrical casing to force bulk materials from one end to the other.
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Origin of auger
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH auger
auger , augurWords nearby auger
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British Dictionary definitions for auger
auger
/ (ˈɔːɡə) /
noun
a hand tool with a bit shaped like a corkscrew, for boring holes in wood
a larger tool of the same kind for boring holes in the ground
Word Origin for auger
C15 an augur, resulting from mistaken division of earlier a nauger, from Old English nafugār nave (of a wheel) spear (that is, tool for boring hubs of wheels), from nafu nave ² + gār spear; see gore ²
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