Awl

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Awl is a long pointed spike. It may be a:

• Scratch awl, a tool with a long pointed spike used for marking wood.
• Stitching awl, a tool used by leatherworkers, such as cobblers (shoemakers), to pierce holes in leather.
• Bradawl, a tool for making holes in wood.

Awl may also refer to:

• The AA-4 'Awl', the NATO reporting name for the Raduga K-9 air-to-air missile.
• The Alliance for Workers' Liberty, a UK Marxist group.
• The Academic word list

See also:

• awl-flies, the family Xylophagidae.