auger

Definition

A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.

Etymology

From a rebracketing of Middle English a nauger (seen as an + auger), from Old English nafugār (“nave drill”, literally “nave spear”), from Proto-West Germanic *nabugaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz. Cognate with Dutch avegaar.

Example Sentences

• "Pete Burnett needs a fan belt for his auger."