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twist drill
noun
: a drill having deep helical grooves extending from the point to the smooth portion of the shank
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Mark the center of the diagonals with an awl and bore a pilot hole on the mark using a 9⁄64-inch twist drill bit.
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James Schadewald, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2021
Use a 118-degree twist drill bit to bore these holes.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2020
The drill is equipped with a half-inch chuck, allowing you to bore with large-shank twist drills, hole saws, and big step drills.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 15 Oct. 2019
Use a 3⁄32-inch twist drill bit to make the two holes spaced about ½ inch apart near the top of the base.
—James Schadewald, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2017
James Schadewald, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2021
Use a 118-degree twist drill bit to bore these holes.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2020
The drill is equipped with a half-inch chuck, allowing you to bore with large-shank twist drills, hole saws, and big step drills.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 15 Oct. 2019
Use a 3⁄32-inch twist drill bit to make the two holes spaced about ½ inch apart near the top of the base.
—James Schadewald, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2017
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First Known Use
circa 1875, in the meaning defined above
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