bradawl

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈbɹædɔːl/

Definition of bradawl

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An awl with a blade similar to a small, straight screwdriver; used for making holes, especially in wood to take screws.
    “‘I wish I wos behind him vith a bradawl,’ muttered the long one.”
    “For the first adjustment [to a door that keeps swinging open], you might need to remove the screws from the frame, move the hinge slightly, and then make new screw holes with a bradawl and reinsert the screws.”

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Etymology

From brad + awl.

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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