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trepan
noun
- an early form of the trephine
- a heavy boring tool for sinking shafts, quarrying, etc.
transitive verb trepanned, trepanning
- trephine
- to cut a disk out of (a metal plate, ingot, etc.)
Related Forms:
- trepanation noun
noun
- a person or thing that tricks, traps, or ensnares
- a trick; stratagem; trap
transitive verb trepanned, trepanning
Archaic to trick, trap, or lure
See trepan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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