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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| awl |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ôl |
| NOUN: | A pointed tool for making holes, as in wood or leather. |
| ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English aul, probably blend of Old English æl and Old English awel, fleshhook. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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