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awl

/awl/US // ɔl //UK // (ɔːl) //

锥子,锥,锥体,锥状物

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.

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Examples

  • Then his master must take him to the door and publicly pierce his ear with an awl.

  • This second view was given representative voice by Choire Sicha at The Awl.

  • He regularly contributes essays to The Awl, and is a graduate of both NYU and Columbia University.

  • Daniel D'Addario is a writer who's contributed to Newsweek, The Awl, Urlesque, and Capital.

  • Natasha Vargas-Cooper is the Los Angeles correspondent for The Awl.

  • Really the best method is to make a round denuded spot by twirling a small brad-awl.

  • The last act of ownership performed by the master was the piercing of the right ear with an awl.

  • Baba Mustapha was seated with an awl in his hand, just going to work.

  • "I'll earn 'em," said the cobbler, with a savage dash of his awl which one of his fingers barely escaped.

  • The older needlework is of exceptionally good character and shows great skill with the awl.