Auger

['ɔːgə] or ['ɔgɚ]

Definition

(noun.) hand tool for boring holes.

Inputed by Cornelia--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.

(n.) An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water.

Editor: Margaret

Definition

n. a carpenter's tool used for boring holes in wood.—n. Au′ger-bit an auger that fits into a carpenter's brace (see Brace).

Editor: Pasquale

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