See Also: Auger(medicine)
Auger(dictionary)
auger(encyclopedia)
auger(dictionary)
Auger effect(medicine)
Auger electron(medicine)

auger (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: a nauger, mistaken for an auger; nauger (11-17 centuries) from Old English nafogar, from nafu 'center of a wheel, hub' + gar 'spear'; because it was originally used to make the hole in the hub of a wheel]
a tool used for making a hole in wood or in the ground