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Meaning
Noun
●
A
tool
used to
bore
through
rock
when
sinking
shafts.
●
In Medicine:
A
surgical
instrument
used to
remove
a
circular
section
of
bone
from the
skull
; a trephine.
●
A trickster.
●
A
snare
; a trapan.
Verb
●
In Manufacturing & Mining:
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.
●
In Medicine:
To use a
trepan
; to trephine.
●
To
ensnare
; to
seduce
, to trick.
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Origin
trepan
English
trephine
French
Sourced from
Etym
Rhymes
An
Pan
Ann
Van
Nan
Gan
San
Man
Gan
Dan
Nan
Ran
Fan
Lan
Man
Jan
San
Ban
Can
Scan
Mann
Chan
Bran
Stan
Plan
Than
Clan
Faan
Slan
Span
Stan
Anne
Fran
Gran
Flan
Shan
Chan
Diane
Japan
Stfan
Sudan
Unman
Fanne
Pecan
Began
Japan
Outran
Forban
Joanne
Rattan
Afghan
Afghan
Trepan
Mediafan
Overspan
Marzipan
Marianne
Salaryman
Bantustan
Kazakhstan
Femme Fan
Peter Pan
South Sudan
Marchand De Vin
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