AUGER DEFINITIONS - 10 definitions found
auger n 1: a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes [syn: plumber's snake, auger] 2: hand tool for boring holes [syn: auger, gimlet, screw auger}, wimble] auger - pamica auger c.1500, faulty separation of M.E. a nauger, from O.E. nafogar "nave drill," from nafu "nave of a wheel" + gar "a spear, borer." For similar misdivisions, see adder. The same change took place in Du. (avegaar). Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) auger noun Etymology: 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 Date: before 12th century 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) Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary auger ˈɔ:ɡə n. 1 a tool resembling a large corkscrew, for boring holes in wood. 2 a similar larger tool for boring holes in the ground. [OE nafogar f. nafu NAVE(2), + gar pierce: for loss of n cf. ADDER] The Nuttall Encyclopaedia (1907) Auger a French littérateur, born at Paris, renowned as a critic (1772-1829). Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Auger \Au"ger\, n. [OE. augoure, nauger, AS. nafeg[=a]r, fr. nafu, nafa, nave of a wheel + g[=a]r spear, and therefore meaning properly and originally a nave-bore. See Nave (of a wheel) and 2d Gore, n.] 1. A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge. 2. An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water. Auger bit, a bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of an anger. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 45 Moby Thesaurus words for "auger": aculeus, acumination, bit, bore, bore bit, borer, brace and bit, breast auger, breast drill, broach, burr, chamfer bit, corkscrew, cross bit, cusp, diamond drill, drill, drill press, gimlet, hand drill, keyway drill, mucro, neb, needle, nib, point, portable drill, posthole auger, power drill, prick, prickle, pump drill, ratchet drill, reamer, rotary drill, star drill, sting, strap drill, tap, tip, trepan, trephine, twist bit, twist drill, wimble |
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