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Post-au′ger.

An earth-auger for boring postholes. Fig. 3907 has a screw shaft provided with a point and auger at the bottom, and a wheel at the top which rotates in a nut and feeds the auger into the ground. On retracting the auger the shaft remains stationary and the nut is rotated. See also auger; earth-auger.

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