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A thing that turns wanting something done into actually doing it.
means An object or device used to perform a task, or by extension, a person used by others.
from From Old English tol, rooted in a Germanic verb meaning to prepare or make ready — a tool was literally what you readied yourself with.
Animal usersCrows, otters, and octopuses all wield tools.
Insult originCalling someone a tool means others use them.
Defining traitToolmaking long marked the line of humanity.