ˈȯl noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English al, from Old English æl; akin to Old High German āla awl, Old Norse alr, (assumed) Gothic ela (whence Lithuanian yla ), Sanskrit ārā
: a pointed instrument for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood), the blade being differently shaped and pointed for different uses
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