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'''Awl''' may refer to:
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==Tools==<!-- main meaning hence off-alphabet-->

* [[Bradawl]], a woodworking hand tool for making small holes
* [[Scratch awl]], a woodworking layout and point-making tool used to scribe a line 
* [[Stitching awl]], a tool for piercing holes in a variety of materials such as [[leather]] or canvases

==Biology==
* Butterfly species called "awl", of the family ''[[Hesperiidae]]''
**Awls, genus ''[[Hasora]]''
* Awl-flies, family [[Xylophagidae]]
*Awl nematode, or genus ''[[Dolichodorus]]''

==People==
*[[Aime M. Awl]] (1887–1973), American scientific illustrator
*[[Farah Awl]] (1937–1991), Somali writer
*[[William Maclay Awl]] (1799–1876), American psychiatrist and politician 

==Other uses==
* [[AA-4 'Awl']], the NATO reporting name for the Raduga K-9 air-to-air missile 
* [[Academic Word List]], a word frequency list from a broad range of academic texts
* [[Alliance for Workers' Liberty]], a Trotskyist group in Britain
* [[Arizona Winter League]], a former instructional baseball league
* [[The Awl]], a current events and culture website in New York City
* Statement List (German: ''Anweisungsliste'' (AWL)), an [[instruction list]] language of Siemens
* [[Alas Nacionales]], a former airline, ICAO airline code AWL

==See also==
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* [[Owl (disambiguation)]]
* [[Aul]], a type of fortified village found throughout the Caucasus mountains and Central Asia
* ''[[Ahlspiess]]'' or awl pike, a 15th–16th century thrusting spear 

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