AWL

Awl. Awl
An instrument only referred to in connection with the custom of boring the ear of a slave (Ex. 21:6; Deut. 15:17), in token of his volunteering perpetual service when he might be free. (Comp. Ps. 40:6; Isa. 50:5).

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AWL. → A tool Ex 21:6; De 15:17

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a tool of which we do not know the ancient form. The only notice of it is in connection with the custom of boring the ear of the slave. (Exodus 21:6; 15:17)

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awl. Awl, n. a pointed instrument to bore holes with

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Awl (a̤l), n. [[OE. aul, awel, al, AS. ǣl, awel; akin to Icel. alr, OHG. āla, G. ahle, Lith. yla, Skr. ārā.]] A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.