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scratch awl

noun

, Carpentry.
  1. an awllike device for scribing wood.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scratch awl1

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

Then strengthen the pencil or carbon lines by scratching lightly with a scratch awl.

He could use the square and the scratch-awl now, as well as the plane; and his wages were correspondingly increased.

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