Trephine
Pronunciation : Tre*phine"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [A dim. of 1st trepan: cf. F. tr?phine.] (Surg.)
Definition : Defn: An instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that of a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator called the center pin.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Tre*phine"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.
t. [imp. & p. p. Trephined; p. pr. & vb. n. Trephining.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913