hand drill

noun

1. a portable drill designed for two-handed operation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hand drill¹

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

This tube may be held in an American hand-drill, but a mixture of carborundum or emery and water is supplied to the rotating end.

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I have a hand drill, and every single day I spend some time just as dad did, collecting specimens.

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If you have a brace and a set of bits, or even a small hand-drill, it will be an easy matter to bore holes in wood.

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A hole is drilled through each unit of the design by means of a hand drill, a jewellers' saw inserted, and the design cut.

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The peg may be turned up or whittled out with a pocket knife and the hole bored with a hand drill.

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