1. One who bores; also an instrument to make holes with by turning.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. One that bores; an instrument for boring.
3. Any bivalve mollusk (Saxicava, Lithodomus, etc.) which bores into limestone and similar substances.
4. One of the larvae of many species of insects, which penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See Apple borer, under Apple.
5. The hagfish (Myxine).
Perforator Roget’s Thesaurus §262
Instrument Roget’s Thesaurus §633
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