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
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
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
The holes are bored, if you have a brace and bit, so that they are ¾ in. apart, center to center.
From How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus Containing Complete Directions for Making All Kinds of Simple Apparatus for the Study of Elementary Electricity by St. John, Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew)
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