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center bit

American  

noun

Carpentry.

  1. a bit having a sharp, projecting point for fixing it at the center of the hole to be drilled.

Etymology

Origin of center bit

First recorded in 1785–95

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Implements of house-breaking, such as a crow, a center bit, false keys, &c.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis

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