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View synonyms for awl

awl

1

[ awl ]

noun

  1. a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.


A.W.L.

2
or a.w.l.

abbreviation for

  1. absent with leave.

awl

/ ɔːl /

noun

  1. a pointed hand tool with a fluted blade used for piercing wood, leather, etc See also bradawl
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of awl1

before 900; Middle English al, eal, aul, Old English al, eal, æl; cognate with Old Norse alr; akin to Middle English ēl, Old English ǣl, Old High German āla ( German Ahle ), Sanskrit ā́rā
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Word History and Origins

Origin of awl1

Old English ǣl; related to Old Norse alr, Old High German āla, Dutch aal, Sanskrit ārā
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Example Sentences

Then his master must take him to the door and publicly pierce his ear with an awl.

This second view was given representative voice by Choire Sicha at The Awl.

He regularly contributes essays to The Awl, and is a graduate of both NYU and Columbia University.

Daniel D'Addario is a writer who's contributed to Newsweek, The Awl, Urlesque, and Capital.

Natasha Vargas-Cooper is the Los Angeles correspondent for The Awl.

Really the best method is to make a round denuded spot by twirling a small brad-awl.

The last act of ownership performed by the master was the piercing of the right ear with an awl.

Baba Mustapha was seated with an awl in his hand, just going to work.

"I'll earn 'em," said the cobbler, with a savage dash of his awl which one of his fingers barely escaped.

The older needlework is of exceptionally good character and shows great skill with the awl.

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