Indian awl

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

This entry may contain outdated or offensive information, terms, and examples.

a square, double-ended awl of steel, used in canoe-making, Lather-working, etc.

Quotations

1821

Awls, Indian, doz. 12.

1942

Holes are made in the bark with an Indian awl, and the root pulled through in a tight cross-stitch.