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Definition of Drill in
1. Verb. Teach by drills and repetition.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drill In
Literary usage of Drill in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report by New South Wales Dept. of Education (1896)
"The training given to Cadets is improving year by year, and every effort is being
made to improve the quality and extend the range of drill in our schools. ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"In reaching for the can of water, plaintiff's coat sleeve caught In the set screw,
which held the drill in the socket, and he was seriously injured. ..."
3. Mineral Resources of Alaska: Report on Progress of Investigations in 1907 by Alfred Hulse Brooks (1908)
"The cost of operation per day of a hand churn drill in Alaska will be generally
less than that for a steam churn drill and the expense for wear and tear and ..."
4. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"little stale and unhandy with continuous drill in the square, instead of marching
the men into the open and suppling them with skirmishing-drill. ..."
5. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"... M. Carf patented a percussion drill in France, in October, 1856. This invention
was soon followed by several others ; but it was not until ..."
6. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1902)
"10 mm. 12 or 16 boys or girls. Brownie costume (pattern sent for.), M!,y be given
as “Hop Toad Drill” in Hop Toad costume or “Leap Frog Drill” in costume. ..."
7. Proceedings by Alabama Industrial and Scientific Society (1891)
"Another drill in Aspen, Colorado, 30-50 feet per 8 hour shift, satisfactorily.
For prospecting purposes, it will prove especially valuable, ..."
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