diamond drill

diamond drill
a drill having a hollow, cylindrical bit set with diamonds, used for obtaining cores of rock samples.
[1820-30]

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  • Drill sergeant — Drill Drill, n. 1. An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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