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centrebits

centrebits is the plural 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

Questions about centrebits

What is centrebits the plural of?
Centrebits is the plural of centrebit.

Words near centrebits in the dictionary

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

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