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Definition of awl

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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..

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Simblot :: Simblot (n.) The harness of a drawloom.

Canton Crape :: Canton crape () A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.; -- called also Oriental crape..

Trawl :: Trawl (n.) A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter..

Trawlerman :: Trawlerman (n.) A fisherman who used unlawful arts and engines to catch fish.

Singsong :: Singsong (a.) Drawling; monotonous.

Bawling :: Bawling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Baw.

Scrawl :: Scrawl (n.) Unskillful or inelegant writing; that which is unskillfully or inelegantly written.

Delitigation :: Delitigation (n.) Chiding; brawl.

Rawly :: Rawly (adv.) Without proper preparation or provision.

Pall :: Pall (n.) Same as Pawl.

Ratchet :: Ratchet (n.) A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and pawl. See Ratchet wheel, below, and 2d Ratch..

Hoodlum :: Hoodlum (n.) A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow..

Cross-spall :: Cross-spall (n.) One of the temporary wooden braces, placed horizontally across a frame to hold it in position until the deck beams are in; a cross-pawl..

Mobbish :: Mobbish (a.) Like a mob; tumultuous; lawless; as, a mobbish act..

Wrap :: Wrap (n.) A wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling..

Sawfly :: Sawfly (n.) Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larvae resemble those of Lepidoptera.

Row :: Row (n.) A noisy, turbulent quarrel or disturbance; a brawl..

Fracas :: Fracas (v. t.) An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl.

Bird''s-foot :: Bird's-foot (n.) A papilionaceous plant, the Ornithopus, having a curved, cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point..

Singsong :: Singsong (n.) A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a badly executed song..