auger bit

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an auger having a square tang at its upper end and rotated by a brace, used for boring through wood.

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Question 1 of 7

Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

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After a bit of waiting, Mac decided that the smoke was floating from a certain direction, and we began to edge carefully that way.
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The sudden pall of darkness in this strange house of mystery was just a tiny bit awesome.
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