Au'ger, a tool used for boring wood. The auger has a screw at the point, for drawing it into the wood, and a spiral pod with a cutting lip at each side of the end next to the screw. The upper end of the pod forms the shank to which the handle is attached. Large augers have handles fastened to them, but smaller ones, usually called bits, have a common shank which fits into a brace or bit-stock.