noun
Refers to various hand-operated boring tools used in woodworking, leatherwork, and similar crafts. The exact English term depends on the tool's shape and use.
大工さんは錐で板に穴を開けた。
The carpenter drilled a hole in the board with a gimlet.
ドリル usually refers to a modern power drill, while 錐 is a traditional hand tool.
The kanji 錐 is a phono-semantic compound with 金 (metal) and 隹 (phonetic component). The reading きり is a native Japanese word for a boring tool.