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1. (n.) auger
a tool for boring holes in wood, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
2. auger
a drill for boring holes in the ground, as to tap a spring.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME nauger (a nauger misdivided as an auger), OE nafogār nave-piercer =nafanave2+gār spear; cf. gore3, garlic)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) plumber's snake, auger
a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
2. (noun) auger, gimlet, screw auger, wimble
hand tool for boring holes
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Auger
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
2. (noun) Auger
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Auger
a French littérateur, born at Paris, renowned as a critic (1772-1829).
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