Meanings
nounterebration (countable and uncountable, plural terebrations)
plural terebrations
- archaiccountableuncountableThe act of terebrating, or boring through something.
It hath been touched before , that terebration of trees doth make them prosper better . But it is found also , that it maketh the fruit sweeter and better
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “V. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC - countableuncountablemedicineA pain that feels like boring or drilling.
Origin
- Latinterebratio
- Englishterebration
Latin terebratio.
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APA
terebration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terebration
MLA
“terebration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terebration. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terebration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terebration.
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