Meaning of AUGER in English



2. auger ·noun a carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. it has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. a pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. a screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.

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