| 单词 | awl |
| 释义 | awl (once / 9433 pages) n An awl is a tool with a long, sharp end that makes it just the thing for punching extra holes in all your leather belts when you lose weight. It looks kind of like an ice pick, but an awl is a tool used by shoemakers, carpenters and other craftsmen who need to punch small holes through leather or wood. If your shoes were made by hand, chances are all those little holes where the laces go through were made with the use of an awl. WORD FAMILYawl: awls USAGE EXAMPLESSeveral years ago, the Awl catalogued them in a piece called “Primate in Chief: A Guide to Racist Obama Monkey Photoshops.” Washington Post(Nov 14, 2016) Employees went on to found influential sites like The Awl and work at publications like The New Yorker and Time. New York Times(Aug 16, 2016) He claims a small group of AWL activists are attempting to infiltrate the party to indoctrinate "more people of revolutionary socialist ideas". BBC(Aug 15, 2016) n a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes Hypo|Hyper bradawl, pricker an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws scratch awl, scribe, scribera sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut hand tool a tool used with workers' hands |
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