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单词 bradawl
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bradawln.

Brit. /ˈbradɔːl/, U.S. /ˈbrædˌɔl/, /ˈbrædˌɑl/
Etymology: apparently < brad n. + awl n., denoting an awl for making holes to insert brads; though the Old Norse bragð-alr lit. ‘twirling awl’, a fire-drill, suggests a different derivation.
A kind of small boring tool, a sprig-bit.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] > for piercing or pricking > awl > types of
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sprig awla1815
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1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 238 Brad-awl..is the smallest tool used for boring.
1881 Mechanic §262 The bradawl varies in..diameter of the steel shaft from 1/ 16 in. to 1/ 8 in. or 3/ 16 in.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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