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TEREBRATING
Verb
terebrating
present participle of terebrate
Source: Wiktionary
Ter"e*bra`ting, a.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Boring; perforating; -- applied to molluskas which form holes in rocks, wood, etc.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Boring; piercing; -- applied to certain kinds of pain, especially to those of locomotor ataxia.
TEREBRATE
Ter"e*brate, v. t. Etym: [L. terebratus, p.p. of terebrare, from terebra a borer, terere to rub.]
Definition: To perforate; to bore; to pierce. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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