Bible Encyclopedias
Awl

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

(0. Eng. ael; at one time spelt nawl by a confusion with the indefinite article before it), a small hand-tool for piercing holes.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Awl'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/awl.html. 1910.