Meanings
nounboring bit (plural boring bits)
plural boring bits
- Synonym of drill bit.
Vintners tap a cask by broaching it, enlarging a hole with a boring-bit...
1998, William Safire, Broaching a Sensitive Subject: Monica's Brooch (International Herald Tribune , 1998, France, English), page 21 more example
The door leaf requires a 1 3/8" (35 mm) dia. mortise—we recommend you use a wood boring bit...
2017, McMaster-Carr, McMaster-Carr Catalog 123, page 2976Synonyms: drill bit
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of drill bit.
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