bradawl

[ brad-awl ]

/ ˈbrædˌɔl /

noun Carpentry.

an awl for making small holes in wood for brads.

Words nearby bradawl

bract, bracteate, bracteolate, bracteole, brad, bradawl, bradbury, bradded, braddock, braddock hills, bradenton

Origin of bradawl

First recorded in 1815–25; brad + awl

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Examples from the Web for bradawl

Mr Bradawl had a pretty tough job of it, for the oak was hard.
Paddy Finn|W. H. G. Kingston
The body wire (having no loops) can be pushed in at the head through a hole previously made with a bradawl.
Practical Taxidermy|Montagu Browne
Care must be taken to bore for the nails with a bradawl, as nothing looks worse than splits in the work.
Rustic Carpentry|Paul N. Hasluck
Very small rockets, 2⁄8, are made for children; they are rammed solid, and a hole is pushed up them with a bradawl.
The Pyrotechnist's Treasury|Thomas Kentish

The bone is easily penetrated by a bradawl, and if an attempt is made to apply plates, the screws fail to bite.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

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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