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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Awl \Awl\ ([add]l), n. [OE. aul, awel, al, AS. [=ae]l, awel; akin to Icel. alr, OHG. [=a]la, G. ahle, Lith. yla, Skr. [=a]r[=a].] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

awl n 1: a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

AWL AnWeisungsListe (DIN 19239)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

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).