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

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Example Sentences

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bradawl

“Arrah, be aisy now, old bradawl and palm-string, or I’ll bring ye up with a round turn!” exclaimed Pat, getting nettled at the remark.

From On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story by William Heysham Overend

So saying, the Prophet handed the bradawl, which he had craftily conveyed from the pantry on the previous night, to the astonished butler and walked swiftly into the breakfast-room.

From The Prophet of Berkeley Square by Robert Smythe Hichens

This is repeated over and over again; the movement, in short, is identical with that we give to a bradawl when boring a hole in a plank.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Bernard Miall

The surface of the glass will shortly be ground away, and then the file bradawl will make much quicker progress than might be expected.

From On Laboratory Arts by Richard Threlfall

The manager started as if some firm hand had driven a bradawl into him.

From Psmith in the City by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

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