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trepanned

The correct spelling is trepanned.

How to pronounce trepanned

verb

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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. 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. 2.To use a trepan; to trephine.
  3. 3.To ensnare; to seduce, to trick.

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