hand drill
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hand drill
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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In 2017, Thomas used a hand drill to extract several shallow ice cores from a series of relatively accessible islands near the Antarctic Peninsula to show that it could be done.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 18, 2024
X-ray fluorescence can be done in the field with an instrument the size of a hand drill, reducing a process that used to take days or weeks to seconds.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023
I attacked the pavers with a crimped wire cup brush attached to a hand drill, an extreme but effective technique.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022
When was the last time you saw a hand drill in someone’s garage?
From Slate • Mar. 9, 2021
He pulled the bolt and bored out the collet with a hand drill and resleeved it with a section of pipe he’d cut to length with a hacksaw.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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