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awl

tool for making or enlarging holes in fabric or leather
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awl

Summary

awl ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,084 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • awl is a type of textile arts tool[2].
  • awl is a type of piercing equipment[3].
  • awl's Commons category is recorded as Awls (tools)[4].
  • awl's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
  • awl's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • awl's different from is recorded as Mandaeism[7].
  • awl's different from is recorded as bodkin[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include textile arts tool[2] and piercing equipment[3].

Why It Matters

awl ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,084 views/month).[1] awl has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] awl is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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John Law

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Subclass of → textile arts tool, piercing equipment
    Subclass of → —
    Harper's tag → awls
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: awls, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289914722|awls (#289914722)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
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