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screw auger
noun
- an auger having a helical outer surface suggesting a screw thread.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of screw auger1
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95
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A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.
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Fortunately I had purchased at Khartoum an English screw auger 1 1/4 inch in diameter, and this tool I had brought with me, foreseeing some difficulties in boating arrangements.
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