Assertion: awl | /r/HasProperty | pointed instrument
Facets:
value: for piercing small holes
type: PURPOSE
value: as in leather
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: An awl is a pointed instrument for piercing small holes into something - it can have a different shape depending on its use, such as a saddler's awl or a shoemaker's awl.
text: An awl is a pointed instrument for piercing small holes into something - it can have a different shape depending on its use, such as a saddler's awl or a shoemaker's awl.
text: As nouns the difference between awl and icepick 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 icepick is a pointed tool, rather like an awl, used for breaking ice.