"pump drill" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pump drills [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pump drill (plural pump drills)
  1. A simple hand-powered device used to impart a rapid rotating motion to a rod (the spindle or drill shaft), used to start a fire or to drill holes. Hyponyms: porotiti
    Sense id: en-pump_drill-en-noun-mmBqtErW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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