a. 1. (Class. Myth.) Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Augean stable (Fig.), an accumulation of corruption or filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a number to which another number (the addend) is added. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. augoure, nauger, AS. nafegār, fr. nafu, nafa, nave of a wheel + gār spear, and therefore meaning properly and originally a nave-bore. See Nave (of a wheel) and 2d Gore, n. ] 1. A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water. [ 1913 Webster ]

Auger bit, a bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of an anger. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., dim. of auge trough, fr. L. alveus hollow, fr. alvus belly. ] (Mining) A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]