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centerbit

centerbit is the alternative form of centrebit.

Meaning of centrebit

Noun

centrebit (plural centrebits)

  1. An instrument turning on a centre, for boring holes.
    • Here's your crowbar
      And your centre-bit
      Your life-preserver—
      You may want to hit!1879, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, “With Cat-Like Tread”, in The Pirates of Penzance […], Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart & Co., published 1880, →OCLC, page 34

Forms of centerbit

pluralcenterbits

Origin of centerbit

From center + bit.

Questions about centerbit

What is centerbit the alternative form of?
Centerbit is the alternative form of centrebit.

Words near centerbit in the dictionary

  1. center-right
  2. Center-West Region
  3. centerable
  4. centeral
  5. centerally
  6. centerbit
  7. centerbits
  8. centerboard
  9. centerboarder
  10. centerboarders
  11. centerboards

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