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centre-bit

centre-bit 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 centre-bit

pluralcentre-bits

Questions about centre-bit

What is centre-bit the alternative form of?
Centre-bit is the alternative form of centrebit.

Words near centre-bit in the dictionary

  1. centre thirds
  2. centre-axle trailer
  3. centre-axle trailers
  4. centre-back
  5. centre-backs
  6. centre-bit
  7. centre-bits
  8. centre-board
  9. centre-boards
  10. Centre-du-Québec
  11. centre-forward

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