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bradawl [brad-awl] ExamplesWord Origin noun Carpentry.
Origin of bradawl First recorded in 1815–25; brad + awl Examples from the Web for bradawl Historical Examples of bradawl
Mr Bradawl had a pretty tough job of it, for the oak was hard.
W. H. G. Kingston
He waved his hand deprecatingly, the bradawl used for his work in it.
W. H. Hudson
Holes can be made in the centre with a bradawl and enlarged with a round file.
Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne
Through the balancing point G a bradawl is stuck, and on that as pivot the whole readily revolves.
Oliver Lodge
Care must be taken to bore for the nails with a bradawl, as nothing looks worse than splits in the work.
Paul N. Hasluck
British Dictionary definitions for bradawl bradawl noun
- an awl used to pierce wood, leather, or other materials for the insertion of brads, screws, etc