- terebra
- tĕrē̆bra, ae, f. ( neutr. collat. form tĕrē̆brum, Hier. in Isa. 12, 44, 12 al.) [tero].I.An instrument for boring, a borer, an auger, gimlet, Cato, R. R. 41, 3; Col. 4, 29, 15 sq.; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 198; 17, 15, 25, § 116; 37, 13, 76, § 200.—II.As a surgical [p. 1858] instrument, a trephine, Cels. 8, 3.—III.A military engine for boring through walls in sieges, Vitr. 10, 13, 7.
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.