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awl (iou)



awl noun.

A small pointed tool for pricking or piercing holes, esp. such a tool used by shoemakers.
cobbler's awls: see COBBLER 1c.
Comb.: awl-bird dial. (a) the green woodpecker; (b) the avocet; awlwort a cruciferous aquatic plant, Subularia aquatica, having white flowers and awl-shaped leaves.