Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - trepan
Trepan
trepan
n. & v. --n. 1 a cylindrical saw formerly used by surgeons for removing part of the bone of the skull. 2 a borer for sinking shafts. --v.tr. (trepanned, trepanning) perforate (the skull) with a trepan. Derivatives trepanation n. trepanning n. Etymology: ME f. med.L trepanum f. Gk trupanon f. trupao bore f. trupe hole
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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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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