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Awl vs Awn - What's the difference?

awl | awn |

As nouns the difference between awl and awn

is that 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 while awn is the bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

awl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
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    awn

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
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