centrebit

English

Alternative forms

• centerbit

Etymology

centre +‎ bit

Noun

centrebit (plural centrebits)

1. An instrument turning on a centre, for boring holes.
   • 1879, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, “With Cat-Like Tread”, in The Pirates of Penzance  […], Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart & Co., published 1880, →OCLC, page 34:

     Here's your crowbar
       And your centre-bit
     Your life-preserver—
       You may want to hit!

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