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auger

au·ger [ áwgər ] (plural au·gers)

noun

Definition:

hand tool for boring: a hand tool with a corkscrew-shaped bit for boring holes, or a larger tool, using the same principle, for boring holes in the ground

[ Old English nafogār<nave² + gār "spear" (see gore¹); n lost in 16th century by false division of a nauger as an auger]

Spelling Note


	auger or augur? Do not confuse the spelling of auger and augur, which sound similar. Auger is only used as a noun, denoting a tool for boring holes. Augur can be used as a noun, denoting a foreteller of the future, or as a verb, meaning "indicate what will happen in the future": This does not augur well for the company's expansion plans.