awl

Pronunciation:		ol
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes

	See Also:	bradawl, haft, hand tool, helve, point, pricker, scratch awl, scribe, scriber

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Awl\, n. [OE. aul, awel, al, AS. ?l, awel; akin to Icel. alr, OHG. [=a]la, G. ahle, Lith. yla, Skr. [=a]r[=a].] A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.

Easton Bible Dictionary

	Definition:	an instrument only referred to in connection with the custom of boring the ear of a slave (Ex. 21:6; Deut. 15:17), in token of his volunteering perpetual service when he might be free. (Comp. Ps. 40:6; Isa. 50:5).

Glossary

	Definition:	a small pointed hand tool used for piercing holes in leather, wood and other materials,