τρύπανον

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Ultimately from τρῡπάω (trūpáō, to bore).

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τρῡ́πανον (trū́panonn (genitive τρῡπάνου); second declension

  1. borer, auger, rotated by a thong
  2. (surgery) trepan, a surgical instrument
  3. fire drill

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