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Look up: awl

  1. awl
    [n] - a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. awl
    Small pricking tool.
    Found on http://www.papiermache.co.uk/glossary/

  3. Awl
    NATO designation for Mikoyan K-9 air-to-air missile [SU;RU]
    Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html

  4. awl
    automatic landing able to be made under any weather conditions at day and night Category: Transport
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Awl
    Awl (al) noun [ Middle English aul , awel , al , Anglo-Saxon ǣl , awel ; akin to Icelandic alr , Old High German āla , German ahle , Lithuanian yla , Sanskrit ārā .] A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is d ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/154

  6. awl
    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. ... Origin: OE. Aul, awel, al, AS. L, awel; akin to Icel. Alr, OHG. Ala, G. Ahle, Lith. Yla, Skr. Ara. ... Sour ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. awl
    noun a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Awl
    `Awl` is a long pointed spike. It may be a: *Scratch awl, a tool with a long pointed spike used for marking wood. *Stitching awl, a tool used by leatherworkers, such as cobblers (shoemakers), to pierce holes in leather. *Bradawl, a tool for making holes in wood. Awl may also refer to: *The `AA-4 'Awl`, the NATO reporting name for the Raduga K-9 air-to-air missile. *The Alliance for Workers' Liberty, a UK Marxist group. *The Academic word list S...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awl

  9. Awl
    • (n.) 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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. Awl
    municipality in the state and emirate of Bahrain, on central Bahrain island, in the Persian Gulf. Founded in the 1930s by the Bahrain Petroleum ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/131

  11. awl
    (from the article `hand tool`) A varied terminology is related to making holes with revolving tools. A hole may be drilled or bored; awls, gimlets, and augers also produce holes. ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/131

  12. awl
    awl (AWL) A tool for making holes in wood, leather, etc.: 'The shoe repairman used an awl to make a new shoe-lace hole.' Confusing Words: Units, Groups A to Z.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  13. awl
    Also known as a scratching awl, a hardened steel rod sharpened to a point. Most awls have a wooden or plastic handle. They are used for scribing lines to be followed by a handsaw or chisel; for punching holes in soft materials such as leather or vinyl; and to make small holes in wood for starting na...
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi

  14. awl
    awl: see drill.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09105


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