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Webster 1913 Edition


Terebrate

Ter′e-brate

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
terebratus
, p. p. of
terebrare
, from
terebra
a borer,
terere
to rub.]
To perforate; to bore; to pierce.
[R.]
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Terebrate

TER'EBRATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. terebro, tero.] To bore; to perforate with a gimlet. [Little used.]