Drill
A tool provided for boring vents and gates through hard dry sand and loam. An ordinary brace and bit, or an ancient bow-drill, are suitable tools for this purpose; the latter making a very efficient one.
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A tool provided for boring vents and gates through hard dry sand and loam. An ordinary brace and bit, or an ancient bow-drill, are suitable tools for this purpose; the latter making a very efficient one.