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Raretrepanned
The correct spelling is trepanned.
How to pronounce trepanned
verb
Say it like: Tre-pan-ned
The correct spelling is trepanned. To create a large hole by making a narrow groove outlining the shape of the hole and then removing the plug of material remaining by less expensive means. For example: "1798 Charlotte Turner Smith: The Young Philosopher. Vol.4, Chapter 9. ...a postchaise, into which he had so infamously trepanned me..."
Usage Examples
“1798 Charlotte Turner Smith: The Young Philosopher. Vol.4, Chapter 9. ...a postchaise, into which he had so infamously trepanned me...”
Definition
verb
- 1.To create a large hole by making a narrow groove outlining the shape of the hole and then removing the plug of material remaining by less expensive means.
- 2.To use a trepan; to trephine.
- 3.To ensnare; to seduce, to trick.
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