Definition of Bore bit

1. Noun. A drill for penetrating rock.

Exact synonyms: Borer, Rock Drill, Stone Drill
Specialized synonyms: Cross Bit, Star Drill, Straight Flute, Straight-fluted Drill
Generic synonyms: Drill
Derivative terms: Bore

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bore Bit

bordetella
bordetella bronchiseptica
bordetella infections
bordetellas
bordism
bordland
bordlands
bordlode
bordman
bordmen
bords
bordure
bordures
bore-hole
bore bit (current term)
bore down
bore out
bore up
bore witness
boreal
boreal owl
boreally
boreases
borecole
borecoles
bored
bored out of one's brains
bored out of one's mind
boredly

Literary usage of Bore bit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military, and Naval by Edward Spon, Oliver Byrne (1870)
"... of the bore-bit is from 10 to 12 in., which causes the men to work the treadle from 20 to 24 in. high. Below the treadle Т is a spring-polo S fastened ..."

2. A Treatise on Metallurgy: Comprising Mining, and General and Particular by Frederick Overman (1865)
"At one end of the spindle the hoop-iron or rope is permanently fastened by screws or rivets; at the other end the bore-bit is inserted in a round hole and ..."

3. Technologisches Wörterbuch in englischer und deutscher Sprache: Die Wörter by Gustav Eger, Otto Brandes (1884)
"bore-bit, boring-bit, borer-bit, bit of a borer; —eisen, — stange, /. ... boring - block, boring-frame; —eisen des Bohrers, bore-bit, boring - bit; ..."

4. Technologisches Wörterbuch in Deutscher, französischer und englischer Sprache by C. Rumpf, Oskar Mothes, K. Wilhelm Unverzagt, Ernst Althans (1870)
"... à feu. to Bore awry rn, to Bore out ru. to Cut rn untrue, said of a bore-bit (Min. ... Bore-bit s., Boring-bit s., Bit s. of a Mèche /"., trépan m. ..."

5. Well-boring for Water, Brine and Oil: A Manual of Current Practice by C. Isler (1921)
"The lift of the bore-bit is 10 to 12 in., which causes the men to work the treadle 20 to 24 in. high. ..."

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