English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Trephine (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.
Trephine (v. t.)
To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.