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bow drills

bow drills is the plural of bow drill.

Meaning of bow drill

Noun

bow drill (plural bow drills)

  1. A simple rotational hand-operated tool of prehistoric origin, used as a fire drill for ignition, or for other drilling tasks such as woodwork and dentistry.
    • [I]n the year 1000 the trepanner had at his disposal the semi-mechanical bow drill that was used by carpenters and masons of the time.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 124

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What is bow drills the plural of?
Bow drills is the plural of bow drill.

Words near bow drills in the dictionary

  1. bow diddley
  2. bow diddleys
  3. bow down
  4. bow down before the porcelain god
  5. bow drill
  6. bow drills
  7. bow foil
  8. bow foils
  9. bow frame
  10. bow frames
  11. bow grip

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