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Definition of Drill bit

1. Noun. A bit used in drilling for oil.

Definition of Drill bit

1. Noun. A twist drill. ¹

2. Noun. Any other style of cutter, for example a spade drill, that is rotated and fed in a similar manner as a twist drill to of cut a hole in metal, wood or other materials. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drill Bit

Literary usage of Drill bit

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

1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"... working in a rifled nut, by which the rotary movement is given to the drill-bit. rotations per minute. Some of the water, ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1922)
"drill bit B was forged at a temperature of 2400° F. and allowed to cool, after which it was subjected to the heat treatment accorded to drill bit A. Drill ..."

3. Engineering Geology Applied to the Design and Operation of Underground Coal by C. Richard Dunrud (2000)
"Core is collected in core barrel located between end of drill stem and drill bit 2. All drill pipe must be removed from the borehole each time core ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"For this purpose the shank of the drill-bit is perforated longitudinally, ... The hollow drill-bit, which has a serrated cutting edge, is forced under heavy ..."

5. Handbook of Rock Excavation, Methods and Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette (1916)
"drill bit with Lugs. Fig. 0 illustrates a drill steel manufactured by the Wood ... Derby (now Major of Engineers, USA) invented a drill bit that was used in ..."

6. Essentials of Woodworking: A Textbook for Schools by Ira Samuel Griffith (1908)
"The drill bit; The Gimlet Bit. -The drill bit, Fig. 77, is quite hard and may be used for boring in metal as well as wood. It is easily broken and especial ..."

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