awl

Betekenis (English)

1. 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.
2. Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

Synonyms

gimlet

drill

borer

bodkin

pricker

piercer

needle

pick

⛏️

auger

point

bit

bradawl

lancet

leather

ice pick

fid

etc.

cone

prick

broach

prod

prong

puncher

pyramid

quill

screw

spear

splinter

threader

bone needle

large needle

piercing tool

eyeleteer

drawbore

stitching awl

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɔːl/

Etymology (English)

From Middle English aul, alle, al, from Old English æl, from Proto-West Germanic *al, from Proto-Germanic *alaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólos. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Äil (“awl”), Dutch aal (“awl”), German Low German Ahl (“awl”), German Ahle (“awl”), Icelandic alur (“awl”). Spelling was influenced by the Old English synonym awel, awul (“awl”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahwal, from Proto-Germanic *ahwalaz (“fork, hook”), of unknown origin. Doublet of elsen.