Brad awl | Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

Brad
·noun A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head;...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
brad
opened and spread. Lane. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Awl
·noun A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, sadd...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Awl
An instrument only referred to in connection with the custom of boring the ear of a slave (Ex. 21:6;...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
awl
A tool of a carpenter, sail-maker, and cobbler. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Awl
a tool of which we do not know the ancient form. The only notice of it is in connection with the cus...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Awl-shaped
·adj Shaped like an <<Awl>>. II. Awl-shaped ·adj Subulate. ·see <<Subulate>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
cobblers-awl
n. bird-name. The word is aprovincial English name for the Avocet. In Tasmania,the name is applied ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris