au‧ger /ˈɔːɡə $ ˈɒːɡər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: a nauger, mistaken for an auger; nauger (11-17 centuries) from Old English nafogar, from nafu 'center of a wheel, hub' + gar 'spear'; because it was originally used to make the hole in the hub of a wheel]
a tool used for making a hole in wood or in the ground
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