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awl

  [awl]
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–noun
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME al, eal, aul, OE al, eal, æl; c. ON alr; akin to ME ēl, OE ǣl, OHG āla (G Ahle), Skt rā

A.W.L.

 
absent with leave.
Also, a.w.l.
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awl   (ôl)   
n.  A pointed tool for making holes, as in wood or leather.

[Middle English aul, probably blend of Old English æl and Old English awel, fleshhook.]
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Bible Dictionary

Awl

an instrument only referred to in connection with the custom of boring the ear of a slave (Ex. 21:6; Deut. 15:17), in token of his volunteering perpetual service when he might be free. (Comp. Ps. 40:6; Isa. 50:5).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
AWL
absent with leave
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