Bradawl
an awl for making small holes in wood for brads.
Historical Examples
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities–Head–Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles
The Purple Land W. H. Hudson
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete Emile Zola
Toy-Making in School and Home Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne
Insect Architecture James Rennie
Rustic Carpentry Paul N. Hasluck
Paddy Finn W. H. G. Kingston
The Pyrotechnist’s Treasury Thomas Kentish
Pioneers of Science Oliver Lodge
Practical Taxidermy Montagu Browne
noun
an awl used to pierce wood, leather, or other materials for the insertion of brads, screws, etc
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