bradawl

American  

[brad-awl] / ˈbrædˌɔl /

noun

Carpentry.

1. an awl for making small holes in wood for brads.

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bradawl British  

/ ˈbrædˌɔːl /

noun

1. an awl used to pierce wood, leather, or other materials for the insertion of brads, screws, etc

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Etymology

Origin of bradawl

First recorded in 1815–25; brad + awl

Example Sentences

So saying, the Prophet handed the bradawl, which he had craftily conveyed from the pantry on the previous night, to the astonished butler and walked swiftly into the breakfast-room.

From The Prophet of Berkeley Square by Hichens, Robert Smythe

Archie had moved back and given her an uninterrupted view of the work of art, and she had started as if some unkindly disposed person had driven a bradawl into her.

From Indiscretions of Archie by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

The expenditure of a halfpenny, and a quarter of an hour's use of a pocket knife, bradawl, and pliers, will produce a toy which is warranted to amuse grown-ups as well as children.

From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald

The bone is easily penetrated by a bradawl, and if an attempt is made to apply plates, the screws fail to bite.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

This is repeated over and over again; the movement, in short, is identical with that we give to a bradawl when boring a hole in a plank.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard