He was looking for a liquor shipment, and he had bought an auger to bore through difficulties.

And I'm enough of a carpenter, Papa Tignol," he smiled, "to know that a man cannot work an auger at that height without standing on something.

Into every acre he drove his auger, and mapped out his discoveries.

I got out of bed, rang the bell, and requested the concierge to bring me an auger.

"You gave the auger to Gibelin?

For example, the first time you answered 'hole' when I said 'auger,' but the second time you answered 'hammer.'

Anderson, Mendez, throw that carrion overboardno, bullies, never mind; let them lie where they are, and sink an auger in the sloop's bottom.

"The job's done, he found the auger.

You grip your pistol and look through the left-hand hole, you see the woman holding back the curtains, you see Martinez draw out the auger from the right-hand hole and lay it down.