Usage of "scratch awl"

Portuguese

A sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut.

Synonyms

Examples for "scribe"

Examples for "scribe"

The speaker was a scribe in the palace of Herod the Great. 
 The Coming of the King 

A good science writer is an expert as well as a scribe. 
 Wired 

The nomenclature of this gown is beyond the guess of the scribe. 
 The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million 

This was the era of the scribe rather than of the priest. 
 The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible 

Nevertheless, he would stay with the scribe until the job was completed. 
 Ilse Witch 

I carefully set the 'scriber down on the white stone and look around. 
 The Hyperion Cantos 

I slipped my 'scriber from my vest pocket. 
 The Hyperion Cantos 

I picked up the slate and 'scriber and paced back and forth in my Schrödinger cell. 
 The Hyperion Cantos 

In each of the stalls, a cardinal jotted the name on a 'scriber pad provided by the Scrutineers. 
 The Hyperion Cantos 

Floating on light, freecasting into the universe with my stylus and 'scriber tucked under my arm, I still had not decided. 
 The Hyperion Cantos 

Usage of scratch awl in English

And he scratched his head with the scratch -awl. 
 Homes and How to Make Them 

Translations for scratch awl

Portuguese

Meanings of scratch awl in English