borer
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
Machinery. a tool used for boring; auger.
Zoology.
any of several insects that bore into trees, fruits, etc., especially a beetle that bores into the woody part of plants.
any of various mollusks, worms, etc., that bore into wood, stone, coral, or shells.
a marsipobranch fish, as a hagfish, that bores into other fishes to feed on their flesh.
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How to use borer in a sentence
He was surrounded by armour, treasure, and various implements, including the fire-borer.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. MackenzieThe 5⁄8-inch pipe is tapped with the tap borer in the center.
Elements of Plumbing | Samuel DibbleThe rockets were slowly cut; the borer jarred at the bottom of its hole; again the disintegrators droned out.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931 | VariousHis attention was drawn to the borer, now dimly illuminated by its portable light, which had been secured to the door.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931 | VariousHe started slowly around the borer, found a long narrow door slightly ajar, and stepped inside.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for borer
/ (ˈbɔːrə) /
a machine or hand tool for boring holes
any of various insects, insect larvae, molluscs, or crustaceans that bore into rock or plant material, esp wood: See also woodborer, corn borer, marine borer, rock borer
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