Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A boring-tool the barrel of which is a half-cylinder terminating in a conoidal cutting edge or radial point. It is used in a brace. Also called spoon-bit.

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Examples

  • Then bore the holes with a dowel-bit at the intersection of the lines, Fig. 263.

    Handwork in Wood William Noyes

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