noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
setting a drill bit; standing an awl
Rare standalone noun; almost always encountered in the idiomatic phrase 立錐の余地もない (no room to stick an awl; extremely crowded). The literal meaning is 'standing an awl' or 'setting a drill bit upright'.
See also: 立錐の余地もない
The phrase 立錐の余地もない means that people are packed so tightly there isn't even room to stand an awl.