{{wiktionary|awl|-awl}} '''Awl''' may refer to: {{toc right}} ==Tools==<!-- main meaning hence off-alphabet-->
* Bradawl, a woodworking hand tool for making small holes * Scratch awl, a woodworking layout and point-making tool used to scribe a line * Stitching awl, a tool for piercing holes in a variety of materials such as leather or canvases
==Biology== * Butterfly species called "awl", of the family ''Hesperiidae'' **Awls, genus ''Hasora'' * Awl-flies, family Xylophagidae *Awl nematode, or genus ''Dolichodorus''
==People== *Aime M. Awl (1887–1973), American scientific illustrator *Farah Awl (1937–1991), Somali writer *William Maclay Awl (1799–1876), American psychiatrist and politician
==Other uses== * AA-4 'Awl', the NATO reporting name for the Raduga K-9 air-to-air missile * Academic Word List, a word frequency list from a broad range of academic texts * Alaska Wilderness League, a U.S. nonprofit organization * Alliance for Workers' Liberty, a Trotskyist group in Britain * Arizona Winter League, a former instructional baseball league * The Awl, a current events and culture website in New York City * Statement List (German: ''Anweisungsliste'' (AWL)), an instruction list language of Siemens * Alas Nacionales, a former airline, ICAO airline code AWL
==See also== {{srt}} * Owl (disambiguation) * Aul, a type of fortified village found throughout the Caucasus mountains and Central Asia * ''Ahlspiess'' or awl pike, a 15th–16th century thrusting spear
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