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centrebit

centrebit noun: an instrument turning on a centre, for boring holes.

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

centrebit meaning in Tamil

centrebit in Tamil

மையவலகு

Forms of centrebit

pluralcentrebits
alternative formcenterbit

Origin of centrebit

From centre + bit.

Questions about centrebit

What does centrebit mean?
Centrebit means an instrument turning on a centre, for boring holes.
What is centrebit in Tamil?
Centrebit in Tamil is மையவலகு. See Centrebit meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is centrebit?
Centrebit is a noun.
What is the plural of centrebit?
The plural of centrebit is centrebits.

Words near centrebit in the dictionary

  1. centre-right
  2. Centre-Val de Loire
  3. Centre-West Region
  4. centreback
  5. centrebacks
  6. centrebit
  7. centrebits
  8. centreboard
  9. centreboards
  10. centred
  11. centredness

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: centrebit (page history and authors); centrebit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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