Awl
Easton, 1897
An instrument only referred to in connection with the custom of boring the ear of a slave (Exodus 21:6; Deuteronomy 15:17), in token of his volunteering perpetual service when he might be free. (Comp. Psalms 40:6; Isaiah 50:5).
Dictionary: M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain).