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tĕrēbra | tĕ-rēbrum (noun F) : (
* Neutr. collat. form , Hier. in Isa. 12, 44, 12 al.) [tero].
* An instrument for boring, a borer, an auger, gimlet, Cato, R. R. 41, 3; Col. 4, 29, 15 sq.; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 198; 17, 15, 25, § 116; 37, 13, 76, § 200.
* As a surgical instrument, a trephine, Cels. 8, 3.
* A military engine for boring through walls in sieges, Vitr. 10, 13, 7.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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