TREPAN


Meaning of TREPAN in English

I. transitive verb (~ned; ~ning) Etymology: Middle English, from ~e trephine Date: 15th century to use a trephine on (the skull), to remove a disk or cylindrical core (as from metal for testing), ~ation noun II. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e trephine, Anglo-French ~, from Medieval Latin ~um, from Greek trypanon auger, from trypan to bore Date: circa 1877 a heavy tool used in boring mine shafts, III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1641 trickster , a deceptive device ; snare , IV. transitive verb (~ned; ~ning) Date: circa 1656 entrap , lure

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