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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“Of course, I had ice awls with me, around my neck,” in case the ice cracked and he had to perform a self-rescue, Widgren said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
“I hear that pretty much every day,” Treft said, in a back workroom filled with assorted hammers, awls, jerk needles and heavy wax thread.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2021
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
They scrape old layers of varnish and wood with awls, planes and other tools.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2015
For example, the Tasmanian archaeological record documents the disappearance of fishing, and of awls, needles, and other bone tools, around 1500 B.C.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
