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Frenchmans Awl Crossword Clue

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35%3 Spiky awl
noun

• slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses

35%6 Historical weapon resembling an awl
noun

• a dagger with a slender blade

• formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head

• a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric

• a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops

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New York Times15 Feb 1981 Across 70 ALENE
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