brace and bit
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Among the tools, all fashioned from materials in the prison workshops: a blowtorch made from a large grease cup, a brace and bit from pipe parts.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was carrying a brace and bit, that was all.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
With a mischievous little smile on his face, he said, “You wouldn’t think a fellow could catch a coon with this brace and bit, would you?”
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
He had a thing he called a brace and bit, and he and Mr. Chris were going from tree to tree, drilling holes with it.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
Figure 38.—Early 19th century: The mass-produced version of the wooden brace and bit took the form illustrated in Book 87 of Cutler's Castle Hill Works.
From Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Peter C. Welsh
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