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Meanings of auger in English

Portuguese
trado
Spanish
barreno

Hand tool for boring holes.

trado
Catalan
furga
Spanish
cable desatascador

A long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes.

furga
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Usage of auger in English
1
With an auger bore a hole in each leg about 3 in.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
2
Junior had the auger with which to bore holes in the trees.
Driven Back to Eden
3
But, when Wylie withdrew his auger, the water had squirted in furiously.
Foul Play
4
Then he gave Juan an auger and told him to start drilling.
When the wind blows
5
This done and a rude supper eaten, he took up his auger.
Initials Only
6
Into every acre he drove his auger, and mapped out his discoveries.
Hero Tales of the Far North
7
When alone with Tutmosis, his long restrained auger and sorrow burst forth.
The Pharaoh and the Priest: An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt
8
A huge auger of pain drilled my chest, followed by sudden numbness.
Rage
9
George explained to that auger, who, not wishing to offend us, consented.
Cattle Brands: A Collection of Western Camp-Fire Stories
10
The sun was like an auger boring into the back of his head.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
11
The sand-laden water bored exactly like an auger, in fast-cutting whirls.
Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico
12
In an auger-bit, both methods of cutting take place at once.
Handwork in Wood
13
I want an auger and a wooden plug the same size.
Man-Size
14
To this it may very well be answered that an auger
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 2
15
The auger struck again, threatening to explode my chest with pain.
Rage
16
But Bonaparte, when under the influence of auger, was never troubled by scruples.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Volume 07
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Translations for auger
Portuguese
trado
Catalan
furga
Auger through the time
Auger across language varieties
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United States of America
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