| 释义 |
au·ger
I. \ˈȯgə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, alteration (resulting from incorrect division of a nauger) of nauger, navegar, from Old English nafogār (akin to Old High German nabugēr, Old Saxon naƀugēr, Old Norse nafarr), from nafu nave (of a wheel) + gār spear — more at nave, gore
1. : a tool for boring holes in wood consisting of a shank with a crosswise handle for turning and having spiral channels that end in two spurs for marking the outline of the hole, a central tapered feed screw, and a pair of cutting lips
2. : any of various augerlike tools designed for boring into soil and used especially for such purposes as prospecting, drilling for oil or water, and digging postholes
3. : a large spiral bit used to mix a material and force it through a die (as in a brickmaking machine or a meat grinder)
4. : the rotating helical member of a screw conveyor
 [auger: 1, 2 screw, 3 tapering pod]
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to move by use of an auger
< chopped and augered into silos — Ross Wurm > |