auger
auger Lexical Profile
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• noun
A tool with a helical bit used for boring holes in wood, ice, or the ground.
"The carpenter used a hand auger to bore deep, clean holes into the oak beam."
A rotating screw conveyor device used for moving grain, snow, or other granular material.
"The farmer activated the grain auger to transfer the harvested wheat into the storage silo."
• verb
To bore, drill, or move material using an auger.
"The crew augered several postholes along the perimeter of the pasture before setting the fence."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'auger' (a tool for boring holes) with its homophone 'augur' (a seer or diviner, or to portend a good or bad outcome).
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'an auger', formed by faulty redivision (metanalysis) of 'a nauger', from Old English 'nafogar' (literally 'nave-borer', a tool for piercing wheel hubs).