The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Awl-shaped \Awl"-shaped`\ ([add]l"sh[=a]pt`), a. 1. Shaped like an awl. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat. Hist.) Subulate. See Subulate. --Gray. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
awl-shaped adj 1: shaped like an awl