woodborer

[ woo d-bawr-er, -bohr- ]
/ ˈwʊdˌbɔr ər, -ˌboʊr- /

noun

a tool, operated by compressed air, for boring wood.
Zoology.
  1. borer(def 3a).
  2. borer(def 3b).

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Origin of woodborer

First recorded in 1840–50; wood1 + borer

OTHER WORDS FROM woodborer

wood·bor·ing, adjective

Words nearby woodborer

wood-swallow, wood-wool, woodbin, woodbine, woodblock, woodborer, woodbridge, woodburn, woodbury, woodcarver, woodcarving
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British Dictionary definitions for woodborer

woodborer
/ (ˈwʊdˌbɔːrə) /

noun

any of various beetles of the families Anobiidae, Buprestidae, etc, the larvae of which bore into and damage wood
any of various other unrelated invertebrates that bore into wood
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