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   auger

   /ˈɔːɡə/

   noun

   • 1. a tool resembling a large corkscrew, for boring holes in wood.
   • ▪ a large tool similar to an auger, used for boring holes in the ground.
   • 2. a marine mollusc of warm seas with a slender tapering spiral shell.

   Word Origin Old Englishnafogār, from nafu (see nave2) + gār ‘piercer’. The n was lost by wrong division of a nauger; compare with adder1 and apron.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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