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De - Pt| English Dictionary: awl | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for awl | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Awl \Awl\, n. [OE. aul, awel, al, AS. [?]l, awel; akin to Icel. alr, OHG. [be]la, G. ahle, Lith. yla, Skr. [be]r[be].] A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc. | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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Awl an instrument only referred to in connection with the custom of boring the ear of a slave (Ex. 21:6; Deut. 15:17), in token of his volunteering perpetual service when he might be free. (Comp. Ps. 40:6; Isa. 50:5). | |
