nauger

nauger
nau·ger

English syllables. 2014.

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  • nauger — ˈnōgə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English more at auger chiefly dialect : auger * * * nauger obs. form of auger n.1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • auger — noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration (resulting from false division of a nauger) of nauger, from Old English nafogār; akin to Old High German nabugēr auger, Old English nafu nave, gār spear more at nave, gore Date: before 12th century any… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • auger — /aw geuhr/, n. 1. Carpentry. a. a bit, as for a brace. b. a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle. 2. See earth auger. 3. a device consisting of a shaft with a broad helical flange… …   Universalium

  • auger — au|ger [ˈo:gə US ˈo:gər] n [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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • auger — au•ger [[t]ˈɔ gər[/t]] n. 1) bui a tool for boring holes in wood, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle 2) civ bui a drill for boring holes in the ground, as to tap a spring • Etymology: bef. 900; …   From formal English to slang

  • auger — /ˈɔgə / (say awguh) noun 1. a carpenter s tool larger than a gimlet, with a spiral groove for boring holes in wood. 2. a large tool for boring holes deep in the ground. 3. a tool, often simply the thread of a drill bit, used for extracting a… …  

  • Auger — Au ger, n. [OE. augoure, nauger, AS. nafeg[=a]r, fr. nafu, nafa, nave of a wheel + g[=a]r spear, and therefore meaning properly and originally a nave bore. See {Nave} (of a wheel) and 2d {Gore}, n.] 1. A carpenter s tool for boring holes larger… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Auger bit — Auger Au ger, n. [OE. augoure, nauger, AS. nafeg[=a]r, fr. nafu, nafa, nave of a wheel + g[=a]r spear, and therefore meaning properly and originally a nave bore. See {Nave} (of a wheel) and 2d {Gore}, n.] 1. A carpenter s tool for boring holes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Juncture loss — (also known as junctural metanalysis, false splitting, misdivision, refactorization, or rebracketing) is the linguistic process by which two words (often an article and a noun) become partially or wholly affixed. Some examples would be if a… …   Wikipedia

  • Rebracketing — For the process by which the elements of a word are given new meanings, see Folk etymology. Contents 1 Role in forming new words 2 Examples 3 …   Wikipedia

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