SCRIBER

scriber, scribe, scratch awl

(noun) a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scriber (plural scribers)

A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines; a marking awl.

Source: Wiktionary


Scrib"er, n.

Definition: A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines on stuff; a marking awl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 May 2025

BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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