Definitions for: Auger

[n] hand tool for boring holes
[n] a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes

Webster (1913) Definition: Au"ger, n. [OE. augoure, nauger, AS. nafeg[=a]r, fr.
nafu, nafa, nave of a wheel + g[=a]r spear, and therefore
meaning properly and originally a nave-bore. See Nave (of a
wheel) and 2d Gore, n.]
1. 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.

2. An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks,
for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the
rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining
water.

Auger bit, a bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of
an anger.

Synonyms: gimlet, plumber's snake, screw auger, wimble

See Also: drill, hand tool, snake

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