bradawl
- noun
- /ˈbrædɔl/
- To assemble the furniture, you need a bradawl for making precise holes in the wood.
Examples
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The carpenter used a bradawl to create holes for the tiny screws.
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She reached for the bradawl to start the project of hanging the shelves.
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It's a bradawl.
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Synonyms
A small pointed tool for making holes in leather, wood, or cloth
A small tool you turn by hand to make holes in wood or other materials
A tool used to make holes in wood or soil
A pointed hand tool used to make tiny holes for nails or screws
A hand tool for making round holes in wood or stone
A small hand tool for making tiny holes in material like jewelry
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Etymology
The word bradawl comes from joining brad ('small nail') and awl ('pointed tool'). It is literally the pointed tool you use to make tiny holes for little nails, which explains its meaning today.