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Meaning:

Noun:

  • archaic A trickster.
  • A tool used to bore through rock when sinking shafts.
  • medicine A surgical instrument used to remove a circular section of bone from the skull; a trephine.

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Verb:

  • archaic To trick; to ensnare; to seduce.
  • medicine To use a trepan; to trephine.
  • manufacturing|mining To create a large hole by making a narrow groove outlining the shape of the hole and then removing the plug of material remaining by less expensive means.

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