auger Syllabification: (au·ger)Pronunciation: /ˈôgər/Definition of auger noun a tool with a helical bit for boring holes in wood. a tool with a large helical bit for boring holes in the ground. Origin: Old English nafogār, from nafu (see nave2) + gār 'piercer.' The n was lost by wrong division of a nauger; compare with adder1 and apronauger in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of auger in the British & World English dictionary
