centre punch
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He kept a toffee hammer and a centre punch in his car.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2016
The centre punch must be held upright or it will move laterally while entering the metal.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Make a dent with a centre punch in the centre of the top plate for the top to spin in.
From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald
The paper is then applied to the tube again, and poppet marks made with a centre punch opposite to or through the marks on the paper.
From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald
These are made within spaces about three-sixteenths of an inch square each, by a styles which resembles a small, dull awl or centre punch.
From The World As I Have Found It Sequel to Incidents in the Life of a Blind Girl by Day, Mary L.
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