21/7/2020 · 1945334 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 27 — Tool Joseph Gregory Horner. TOOL (O. Eng. tól,, generally referred to a root seen in the Goth. taujan, to make, or in the English word “taw,” to work or dress leather), an implement or appliance used by a worker in the treatment of the substances used in his handicraft, whether in the