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Webster 1913 Edition


Terebration

Terˊe-bra′tion

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Noun.
[L.
terebratio
.]
The act of terebrating, or boring.
[R.]
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Terebration

TEREBRA'TION

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Noun.
The act of boring. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


terebration

terebration

English

Noun

terebration (countable and uncountable, plural terebrations)

  1. The act of terebrating, or boring through something.
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  2. (medicine) A pain that feels like boring or drilling.