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Webster 1913 Edition


Centrebit

{

Cen′ter-bitˊ

,

Cen′tre-bitˊ

, }
Noun.
An instrument turning on a center, for boring holes. See
Bit
,
Noun.
, 3.

Definition 2024


centrebit

centrebit

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Noun

centrebit (plural centrebits)

  1. An instrument turning on a centre, for boring holes.
    • 1879, Gilbert and Sullivan, "With Cat-Like Tread", The Pirates of Penzance
      Here's your crowbar and your centrebit / Your life-preserver — you may want to hit!