auger vs scraper

auger

noun
  • A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet. 

  • A snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool). 

  • A hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice, etc. for scientific study. 

  • A tool used to bore holes in the ground, e.g. for fence posts 

verb
  • To use an auger; to drill a hole using an auger. 

  • To proceed in the manner of an auger. 

scraper

noun
  • A tool used by engravers. 

  • A freshwater fish of the carp family, genus Capoeta. 

  • An instrument drawn by oxen, horses or a tractor, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building canals, etc. 

  • A hoe. 

  • One who scrapes horns. 

  • In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression. 

  • One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously. 

  • An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it. 

  • A program or process that scrapes data, such as a screen-scraper. 

  • One who plays a violin incompetently, producing cacophonous sounds. 

  • An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship. 

  • A prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking. 

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