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twist drill

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twist drill
n.
A drill having deep helical grooves along the shank from the point.

twist drill
n
(Engineering / Tools) a drill bit having two helical grooves running from the point along the shank to clear swarf and cuttings
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Noun1.twist drill - a bit or drill having deep helical groovestwist drill - a bit or drill having deep helical grooves
bit - the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"


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The twist drill is used to drill holes in wood, plastic and light metal.
These drill bits types are the center drill bits, the twist drill bits, and the core drill bits.
His family immigrated to Athol in 1896, where he attended school until age 12, when he went to work at the Union Twist Drill Co.
 
 
 
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