Handheld augers can also be used for making holes for garden planting. Wood augers have a screw to pull them into the wood, as a gimlet has, and a cutting lip that slices out the bottom of the hole. The auger bit, meant to be used in a brace, also has cutting spurs to cut a clean circle deeper than where the lips scrape out the wood.
Browning Family Name. An English surname, Browning comes from the Old English term of âbruningâ and âbrunâ which refer to the color brown. The spelling variations for Browning include Brouning, Browninge, Brownygg, Brownyng, Brownigg and Bruning. In England the Browning family name began in Cumberland and is now all across England and most of Wales.
Robert Browning was an English poet whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. âMy Last Duchessâ is one of his best known dramatic monologues in which the speaker reveals his character to a silent listener.This poem is loosely based on historical events involving Alfonso, the Duke of Ferrara, who lived in the 16th century. The Duke is the speaker of the poem.obert Browning was an English poet whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. âMy Last Duchessâ is one of his best known dramatic monologues in which the speaker reveals his character to a silent listener.