auger

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We twisted augers into the ground and came up with ten bags of soil while his wife painted the living room and his 6-year-old son played in his bedroom.

From Salon

Thursday's report also highlighted shortcomings Fed officials see in other sectors, such as money market mutual funds and hedge funds, and may auger a regulatory push soon to address them.

From Reuters

An entanglement could occur when farmers or agricultural employees work in close proximity to grain augers.

From Washington Times

"The machine was a hopper-type device at the top of a roller machine, which had an auger in the middle and an output slot and roller at the bottom," the SWFD’s news release explained.

From Fox News

Toro is recalling 6,700 snow blowers because a faulty auger can fail to disengage when the lever is released, posing an amputation hazard, according to a notice from the U.S.

From Fox News