scribeawl

An awl used for marking lines to be followed in sawing or cutting out work. Called also Scriber, Scribing-awl, Scratch-awl. scribe, v . t . & i. [Latin scribo = to scratch, to write; Ger.schreiben; Dut. schrijven ; Dan. skrive ; Sw . skrifva . ] A. Transitive : "Acro his shoulders then the scrip he flung." Pope: Homer's Ody ey, xvii. 220. scrip (2), s. (The same word as script (q. v.).] 1. Anything written; a writing; a list, as of names; a catalogue. "You were best to call them generally, man by man, according to the scrip ."- Shakesp .: Midsummer Nigit's Dream , i. 2. 2. A piece of paper containing a writing; a schedule, a certificate. 3. Specif . in Comm.: A certificate of stock subscribed to a bank or other company, or of a subscription to a loan; an interim writing or document entitling a person to a share or shares in any com *I. Ord. Lang.: To write or mark upon; to in pany, or to an allocation of stock in general, the scribe. II. Carpentry : 1. To mark by a rule or compa es; to mark so as to fit one piece to the edge of another or to a surface. 2. To adjust, as one piece of wood to another, so that the fiber of the one shall be at right angles to that of the other. *B. In trans.: To write. "Doing nothing but scribble and scribe." - Madame D'Arblay: Cecilia, bk. x., ch. vi. scrib-er, s. [Eng. scrib(e); -er.] [SCRIBE-AWL.] scrib-ing, pr. par. & 8. [SCRIBE, v.] A. As pr. par.: (See the verb). B. As substantive: *1. Ord. Lang.: Writing, handwriting. 2. Carp.: The fitting the edge of a board to another surface, as the skirting-board of a room is scribed to the floor, being marked in position, and then cut to match the inequalities. scribing-compa , s. Saddlery: A compa with one pointed leg to act as a pivot, and one scooping edge to act as a marker. scribing-iron, s. A scoring-tool for marking logs and casks. scrib-Işm, s . [ Eng.scribe , s.; -ism.] The character, manners, or teaching of the Jewish Scribes. scrib-lā-cio us, adj . [Eng. scribbl(e); -acious .] Fond of or given to scribbling or writing. interim writing or scrip being exchanged after registration for a formal certificate. For another etymology, see extract. "A Stock Exchange term contracted from 'subscription.' When a foreign loan is i ued, or a new company is about to borrow capital, the public are invited to subscribe' to it, that is, in plain language, they are asked to say how much money they are willing to lend for either of those purposes. This invitation is presented in the form of a prospectus.' The lender or subscriber 'applies' for a share in the loan, or for the privilege of contribut ing to a company's capital, and in answer receives a 'letter of allotment. This letter of allotment is afterward exchanged for ' scrip , ' that is a kind of provisional document entitling him to claim definite bonds or share certificates, indicating how many bonds or shares he has subscribed." -Bithell : Counting House Dictionary.