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Drilling
Pronunciation : Drill"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of piercing with a drill.
2. A training by repeated exercises.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Drill"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of using a drill in sowing seeds.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Drill"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [G. drillich, fr. L. trilix having three threads, fr. the of tres three + licium a thread of the warm. See Three, and cf. Twill.] (Manuf.)
Definition : Defn: A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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