Definition of drill press
: an upright drilling machine in which the drill is pressed to the work by a hand lever or by power
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Seven of the rifles had been built by Smith using a drill press, the eighth had its serial number scratched off, court documents say.
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White Cap’s cocktail menu, at least for the moment, is tool-themed: Drinks are named, for example, after a drill press, a monkey wrench and — of course — a screwdriver.
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First Known Use of drill press
circa 1864
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