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Holzbohrer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • auger noun A tool with a spiralling metal shaft used for boring holes in wood, ice or ground, turned by hand with a brace or driven by a machine.

Senses

Holzbohrer is used for these senses in English:

  • auger A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.

auger — full definition

  1. noun A tool with a spiralling metal shaft used for boring holes in wood, ice or ground, turned by hand with a brace or driven by a machine.
  2. noun A rotating helical screw inside a tube or trough that moves loose material such as grain, snow, wood pellets or concrete along its length.
  3. verb To bore or drill a hole using such a tool.

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