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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 itplay

  Familiarity information: BRACE AND BIT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BRACE AND BIT (noun)


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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