2. Verb. (third-person singular of auger) ¹
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Definition of Augers
1. auger [n] - See also: auger
Lexicographical Neighbors of Augers
Literary usage of Augers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Foundations of Bridges and Buildings by Roland Parker Davis, Henry Sylvester Jacoby (1914)
"BORINGS WITH augers A simple and effective tool to use in exploring the site under
... Borings with augers have been used for depths up to 100 feet. ..."
2. ...Well-drilling Methods by Isaiah Bowman (1911)
"WELL augers. The method of boring wells by turning an auger into the earth was in
... One of the first augers used for this purpose was made by JJW Adams in ..."
3. Appletons' Cyclopædia of Applied Mechanics: A Dictionary of Mechanical by Appleton, firm, publishers, New York (1878)
"... augers are sometimes made 3 inches diameter and upward, and with long removable
shanks, for the purpose of boring wooden pump-barrels; they are then ..."
4. Northern France: From Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire by Karl Baedeker, Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1894)
"It has now an extensive trade in slate. The celebrated sculptor Jean Pierre David,
generally known as David d'augers ..."
5. Earthwork and Its Cost: A Handbook of Earth Excavation by Halbert Powers Gillette (1920)
"... Eng. and Con., Dec. 9, 1908. " Cost of Making Test Borings with Wood augers,"
ACD Blanchard, Eng. and Con., Aug. 11, 1909. ... augers ..."
6. Coal Mining in Arkansas by Alvin Arthur Steel (1910)
"Rock augers. When the coal seam is too thin to give the hight required for a
mule, the entries are usually made higher by brushing them or blasting down the ..."
7. In the Heart of the Sierras: The Yo Semite Valley, Both Historical and by James Mason Hutchings (1888)
"Finally, the plan was adopted of boring it off with pump-augers. This employed
five men twenty-two days to BORINO DOWN THE ORIGINAL BIG TREE WITH accomplish ..."
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