auger

English

/ˈɔːɡə(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.
  • A snake or plumber's snake plumbing tool.
  • A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts
  • A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English nauger, a nauger inherited from Old English nafogār (auger, nave spear, nave drill) inherited from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*nabōgaizaz

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