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auger

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. auger (noun)
  2. annular auger (noun)
  3. barefoot auger (noun)
  4. breast auger (noun)
  5. pod auger (noun)
  6. rafting auger (noun)
  7. ring auger (noun)
  8. screw auger (noun)
  9. ship auger (noun)
  10. soil auger (noun)
  11. spoke auger (noun)

au·ger

noun \ˈȯ-gər\

Definition of AUGER

: any of various tools or devices having a helical shaft or member that are used for boring holes (as in wood, soil, or ice) or moving loose material (as snow)
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Origin of AUGER

Middle English, alteration (resulting from false division of a nauger) of nauger, from Old English nafogār; akin to Old High German nabugēr auger, Old English nafu nave, gār spear — more at nave, gore
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Hardware Terms

adze, awl, chock, ferrule, punch, tang

Rhymes with AUGER

augur, logger, maugre, sauger

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