bradawl

American  

[brad-awl] / ˈbrædˌɔl /

noun

Carpentry.

1. an awl for making small holes in wood for brads.

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bradawl British  

/ ˈbrædˌɔːl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bradawl

First recorded in 1815–25; brad + awl

Example Sentences

He perceived in a very prominent position upon a silver salver, the bradawl laid out, according to order, by the obedient Mr. Ferdinand.

From The Prophet of Berkeley Square by Hichens, Robert Smythe

They went out and bought a one-inch auger and a three-sixteenths bradawl, a thick footstool and a satchel.

From The Pit Prop Syndicate by Crofts, Freeman Wills

And all the while the mater behind me with a bradawl, sicking me on to propose to Maud who wouldn't have me if I were the only fellow on earth.

From A Damsel in Distress by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

Archie had moved back and given her an uninterrupted view of the work of art, and she had started as if some unkindly disposed person had driven a bradawl into her.

From Indiscretions of Archie by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

Necessity, which is the mother of invention, made them deft and handy with axe and adze, bradawl and waxed end, anvil and forge.

From Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 by Withrow, W. H. (William Henry)