| 单词 | sprig bit |
| 释义 | > as lemmassprig bit sprig bit n. now rare a small awl with a flattened or square tip, used mainly to make guide holes for the insertion of a brad, screw, or wire without splitting the wood; a bradawl. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] > for piercing or pricking > awl > types of pritch-awl1594 prickal1688 stabber1794 sprig awla1815 sprig bit1815 Indian awl1821 bradawl1823 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 116 The smallest sort of boring tool is a kind of bodkin, called the brad-awl, or sprig-bit. 1899 R. Hasluck Mounting & Framing Pictures i. 16 Carefully bore with the sprig-bit through the first piece and a little way into the other one. 2007 P. Sellers in D. Thiel Hand Tool Essentials xxxiii. 169/3 Most people put awls in two categories: brad awls (also called sprig bits) and scratch awls (or marking awls). < as lemmas |
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