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auger

au·ger

UK/oʊˈʒeɪ/ US/ˈɔːʒɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes

Synonyms
2.

Origin

From a rebracketing of Middle English a nauger (seen as an + auger), from Old English nafugār (“nave drill”, literally “nave spear”), from Proto-West Germanic *nabugaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz. Cognate with Dutch avegaar.

Phrases

  • auger in
  • auger mining
  • closet auger
  • pod auger

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