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Forstner bit
or Foerstner bit
[ fawrst-ner ]
noun
, Carpentry.
- a bit for drilling blind holes, guided from the rim rather than from the center to permit it to enter the wood at an oblique angle.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Forstner bit1
First recorded in 1900–05; after Benjamin Forstner, its inventor
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