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auger-hole
Metaphor
Act 2,
Scene 3
Line 119

An auger or drill being used as a metaphor for danger in myshakespeare's Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 3.

Donalbain

where our fate, hid in an auger-hole, may rush

An auger is a drill used for boring small holes, such as where danger may be lurking.