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(trē pan′, tri-)

noun

an early form of the trephine
a heavy boring tool for sinking shafts, quarrying, etc.

Origin: ME trepane < ML trepanum < Gr trypanon, carpenters' tool, auger, trepan < trypan, to bore < IE *treup- < base *ter-, to bore, rub > throw

transitive verb trepanned, trepanning

trephine
to cut a disk out of (a metal plate, ingot, etc.)

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trepanation noun

noun

a person or thing that tricks, traps, or ensnares
a trick; stratagem; trap

Origin: older trapan, prob. < trap, but infl. by fig. use of trepan

transitive verb trepanned, trepanning

Archaic to trick, trap, or lure

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noun

A rock-boring tool used in mining for sinking shafts.
Medicine A trephine.

transitive verb tre·panned, tre·pan·ning, tre·pans

To bore (a shaft) with a trepan.
Medicine To trephine.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English trepane, surgical crown saw

Origin: , from Medieval Latin trepanum

Origin: , from Greek trūpanon, borer

Origin: , from trūpān, to pierce

Origin: , from trūpē, hole; see terə-¹ in Indo-European roots

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trepˌa·naˈtion (trĕpˌə-nāˈshən) noun

transitive verb tre·panned also tra·panned, tre·pan·ning also tra·pan·ning, tre·pans also tra·pans

To trap; ensnare.

noun

A trickster.
A trick or snare.

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Origin: Origin unknown

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