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Trephine
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.
(2):
(n.) An instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that of a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator called the center pin.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Trephine'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/trephine.html. 1828.