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BRACE AND BIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brace and bit mean?
• BRACE AND BIT (noun)
The noun BRACE AND BIT has 1 sense:
1. a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it
Familiarity information: BRACE AND BIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("brace and bit" is a kind of...):
drill (a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows))
Meronyms (parts of "brace and bit"):
bitstock; brace (a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring)
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