bradawl

[ brad-awl ]

/ ˈbrædˌɔl /

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noun Carpentry.

an awl for making small holes in wood for brads.

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Origin of bradawl

First recorded in 1815–25; brad + awl

Words nearby bradawl

bract, bracteate, bracteolate, bracteole, brad, bradawl, Bradbury, bradded, Braddock, Braddock Hills, Bradenton

How to use bradawl in a sentence

The animal can then usually be removed with a bradawl, or, better still, a sail needle stuck into a cork.
Beautiful Shells of New Zealand|E. G. B. Moss
They went out and bought a one-inch auger and a three-sixteenths bradawl, a thick footstool and a satchel.
The Pit Prop Syndicate|Freeman Wills Crofts
It is a bradawl, and its handle bears the name of Grandidier, which is that of a man who keeps some well-known metal works.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola
For a whole week the press had been busy with the bradawl found under the entrance of the Duvillard mansion.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola

I'm very well aware that my affair's clear enough as they've found that bradawl and know me.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for bradawl

bradawl

/ (ˈbrædˌɔːl) /

noun

an awl used to pierce wood, leather, or other materials for the insertion of brads, screws, etc

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