Aul vs Awl - What's the difference?
aul | awl |
A village encampment in the Caucasus, Central Asia or the Southern Urals.
* 1973 , Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow :
* 1611 , Exodus, King James Version, 21:6:
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.
As nouns the difference between aul and awl
is that aul is a village encampment in the Caucasus, Central Asia or the Southern Urals while awl is 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.aul
English
(wikipedia aul)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Alternative forms
* auolNoun
(en noun)- His sorrel face, his long narrow eyes and dusty boots, where he goes on his travels and what really transpires inside the lonely hide tents Out There, among the auls , out in that wind, these are mysteries they don’t care to enter or touch.
Etymology 2
Noun
(head)- and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul