wood auger
1Wood pellet — Wood pellets are a type of wood fuel, generally made from compacted sawdust. They are usually produced as a byproduct of sawmilling and other wood transformation activities. The pellets are extremely dense and can be produced with a low humidity… …
2auger — [ô′gər] n. [by faulty separation of ME a nauger < OE nafogar, nave drill < nafu, NAVE2 + gar, a spear: see GORE3] 1. a narrow tool for boring holes in wood, etc., with a sharp end for cutting and spiral grooves for channeling the shavings… …
3auger — /aw geuhr/, n. 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. See earth auger. 3. a device consisting of a shaft with a broad helical flange… …
4auger bit — noun : a wood boring bit shaped like an auger but without a handle, one end of which usually has a square tang to fit the chuck of a brace * * * an auger having a square tang at its upper end and rotated by a brace, used for boring through wood.… …
5auger — UK [ˈɔːɡə(r)] / US [ˈɔɡər] noun [countable] Word forms auger : singular auger plural augers a tool used for making holes in wood or in the ground …
6auger — /ˈɔgə / (say awguh) noun 1. a carpenter s tool larger than a gimlet, with a spiral groove for boring holes in wood. 2. a large tool for boring holes deep in the ground. 3. a tool, often simply the thread of a drill bit, used for extracting a… …
7auger — noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration (resulting from false division of a nauger) of nauger, from Old English nafogār; akin to Old High German nabugēr auger, Old English nafu nave, gār spear more at nave, gore Date: before 12th century any… …
8auger bit — an auger having a square tang at its upper end and rotated by a brace, used for boring through wood. See illus. under bit. * * * …
9auger — au|ger [ˈo:gə US ˈo:gər] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: a nauger, mistaken for an auger; nauger (11 17 centuries) from Old English nafogar, from nafu center of a wheel, hub + gar spear ; because it was originally used to make the hole in the hub of… …
10auger — , augur An auger is a tool for boring holes in wood or soil; an augur is a prophet or soothsayer. The two words are not related. Auld Lang Syne. (Scot.) Literally old long since ; traditional endof year song with words by Robert Burns …
