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au⋅ger

[aw-ger]
–noun
1. Carpentry.
a. a bit, as for a brace.
b. a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
2. earth auger.
3. a device consisting of a shaft with a broad helical flange rotating within a cylindrical casing to force bulk materials from one end to the other.
4. snake (def. 3a).

Origin:
bef. 900; ME nauger (a nauger misdivided as an auger; cf. adder, apron ), OE nafogār nave-piercer (c. ON nafarr, OS nabugēr, MD navegeer, OHG nabagēr), equiv. to nafa nave2 + gār spear; cf. gore 3 , garlic

snake

[sneyk] noun, verb, snaked, snak⋅ing.
–noun
1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
2. a treacherous person; an insidious enemy. Compare snake in the grass.
3. Building Trades.
a. Also called auger, plumber's snake. (in plumbing) a device for dislodging obstructions in curved pipes, having a head fed into the pipe at the end of a flexible metal band.
b. Also called wirepuller. a length of resilient steel wire, for threading through an electrical conduit so that wire can be pulled through after it.
–verb (used without object)
4. to move, twist, or wind: The road snakes among the mountains.
–verb (used with object)
5. to wind or make (one's course, way, etc.) in the manner of a snake: to snake one's way through a crowd.
6. to drag or haul, esp. by a chain or rope, as a log.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME (n.); OE snaca; c. MLG snake, ON snākr


snakelike, adjective
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au·ger   (ô'gər)   
n.  
    1. Any of various hand tools, typically having a threaded shank and cross handle, used for boring holes in wood or ice.

    2. A drill bit.

    3. A machine having a rotating helical shaft for boring into the earth.

    4. A rotating helical shaft used to convey material, as in a snow blower.

    1. A machine having a rotating helical shaft for boring into the earth.

    2. A rotating helical shaft used to convey material, as in a snow blower.

tr.v.   au·gered, au·ger·ing, au·gers
To drill or bore using an auger.

[Middle English, from an auger, alteration of a nauger, from Old English nafogār, auger; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: snake
Pronunciation: 'snAk
Function: noun
: any of numerous limbless scaled reptiles (suborder Serpentes syn. Ophidia) with a long tapering bodyand with salivary glands often modified to produce venom which is injected through grooved or tubular fangs
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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