AWL

awl

(noun) a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

AWL (not comparable)

Alternative form of AWOL (ā€œabsent without leaveā€)

Anagrams

• Law, WAL, WLA, Wal., law, lwa

Etymology

Noun

awl (plural awls)

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.

(entomology) Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

Anagrams

• Law, WAL, WLA, Wal., law, lwa

Source: Wiktionary


Awl, n. Etym: [OE. aul, awel, al, AS. , awel; akin to Icel. alr, OHG. ala, G. ahle, Lith. yla, Skr. ara.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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