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Trephine
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
An instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that of a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator called the center pin.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.