Word Meanings - TRAVERSEDRILL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A machine tool for drilling slots, in which the work or tool has a lateral motion back and forth; also, a drilling machine in which the spindle holder can be adjusted laterally.

• Drillstock
  A contrivance for holding and turning a drill.
• Laterally
  By the side; sidewise; toward, or from, the side.
• Spindleshanks
  A person with slender shanks, or legs; -- used humorously or in contempt.
• Spindle-shaped
  Having the shape of a spindle.
• Machined
  of Machine
• Spindletail
  The pintail duck.
• Adjusting
  of Adjust
• Forthcoming
  Ready or about to appear; making appearance.
• Machiner
  One who or operates a machine; a machinist.
• Spindleworm
  The larva of a noctuid mmoth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of corn (maize), sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.
• Forthgoing
  A going forth; an utterance.
• Machinery
  Machines, in general, or collectively.
• Adjustable
  Capable of being adjusted.
• Forthink
  To repent; to regret; to be sorry for; to cause regret.

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