auger

Meaning

Synonyms

screw auger

plumber’s snake

soil auger

twist bit

earth auger

double worm screw

fluted twist drill

milled twist drill

spiral borer

boring tool

brace and bit

spiral drill

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɔː.ɡə(ɹ)/
Etymology

In summary

From a rebracketing of Middle English a nauger (seen as an + auger), from Old English nafugār (“nave drill”, literally “nave spear”), from Proto-West Germanic *nabugaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz. Cognate with Dutch avegaar.

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