0 a tool consisting of a twisted rod of metal attached to a handle, used for making large holes in wood or in the ground --
In those days we had only the 11-foot auger drills.
His candid, no nonsense commitment, coupled with his integrity, auger well for the future negotiations, even if some of his opening language has been tough.
We believe that the success of the trustee savings banks augers well.
That too would auger well for the future.
It augers well for his fertility in debate in the future.
Once those who think that they have corporate clout disregard the law, it augers ill for us all.
This very widespread acceptance of the idea that one should limit one's family size to one's resources in one sense augers well for the future of family limitation.
In each plot, 12 diagonally distributed subsamples were taken from the centre of the ridges to a depth of 0.15 m using a soil auger 0.07 m in diameter.