awl
noun
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
awls
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pluralof awl.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some of the points were shaped into scrapers and awls; others bore a mark where they may have been attached to a shaft and used as spears.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2018
The site became a tourist attraction; thousands of state schoolchildren were bused in on field trips, as workers on the flood plain unearthed delicate ancient tools such as needles and awls.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2017
The Monongahela culture had rich bone tools, such as awls or fish hooks,” Nass said.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 20, 2017
They scrape old layers of varnish and wood with awls, planes and other tools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2015
Tools were produced in diverse and distinctive shapes so modern that their functions as needles, awls, engraving tools, and so on are obvious to us.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
