Others will upheave the blacksmith's hammer, or drive the plane over the carpenter's bench, or take the lapstone and the
awl and learn the trade of shoemaking.
I desired the queen's woman to save for me the combings of her majesty's hair, whereof in time I got a good quantity; and consulting with my friend the cabinet-maker, who had received general orders to do little jobs for me, I directed him to make two chair-frames, no larger than those I had in my box, and to bore little holes with a fine
awl, round those parts where I designed the backs and seats; through these holes I wove the strongest hairs I could pick out, just after the manner of cane chairs in England.
He said in reply that they spoke the truth in every respect except as to the dagger, for it was not a dagger, nor little, but a burnished poniard sharper than an
awl.
Some of these people, more provident and industrious than the rest, lay up a stock of dried salmon, and other fish, for winter: with these, they were ready to traffic with the travellers for any objects of utility in Indian life; giving a large quantity in exchange for an
awl, a knife, or a fish-hook.
Stuart urged him to accompany them as guide, promising to reward him with a pistol with powder and ball, a knife, an
awl, some blue beads, a blanket, and a looking-glass.
He was like one of those unreasoning but still highly useful, multum in parvo, Sheffield contrivances, assuming the exterior -- though a little swelled --of a common pocket knife; but containing, not only blades of various sizes, but also screw-drivers, cork-screws, tweezers,
awls, pens, rulers, nail-filers, counter-sinkers.
Mechanical
AWL system is widely used in laparoscopic surgery to obtain a surgical view.
Coleman for his
awl case creation, many years ago now; and our dear friend Richard Green for his tireless encouragement and unstinting friendship.
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Although much research has been done to determine how frequently
AWL words occur in a variety of academic texts, fewer studies have investigated their occurrence in EAP student writing or explored whether
AWL use is associated with text quality.
The
awl came to light in 2007 during an excavation conducted by Yosef Garfinkel of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Using an
awl or sharp scissor tip, poke through the inner bag and scrap fabric through the snap placement marks.
awl - a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes