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BREAST DRILL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does breast drill mean? 

BREAST DRILL (noun)
  The noun BREAST DRILL has 1 sense:

1. a portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the workplay

  Familiarity information: BREAST DRILL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BREAST DRILL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("breast drill" is a kind of...):

drill (a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows))


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