Auger

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Auger \Au"ger\, n. [OE. augoure, nauger, AS. nafeg[=a]r, fr.
     nafu, nafa, nave of a wheel + g[=a]r spear, and therefore
     meaning properly and originally a nave-bore. See {Nave} (of a
     wheel) and 2d {Gore}, n.]
     1. A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those
        bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by


        which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one
        with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean
        pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral
        groove of which the chips are discharge.
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     2. An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks,
        for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the
        rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining
        water.
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     {Auger bit}, a bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of
        an anger.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  auger
       n 1: a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in
            curved pipes [syn: {plumber's snake}]
       2: hand tool for boring holes [syn: {gimlet}, {screw auger}, {wimble}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "auger":
     aculeus, acumination, bit, bore, bore bit, borer, brace and bit,
     breast auger, breast drill, broach, burr, chamfer bit, corkscrew,
     cross bit, cusp, diamond drill, drill, drill press, gimlet,
     hand drill, keyway drill, mucro, neb, needle, nib, point,
     portable drill, posthole auger, power drill, prick, prickle,
     pump drill, ratchet drill, reamer, rotary drill, star drill, sting,
     strap drill, tap, tip, trepan, trephine, twist bit, twist drill,
     wimble