English Explanatory Dictionary

Forstner bit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of drill bit that bores precise flat-bottomed holes in wood, in any orientation with respect to the grain.

Word forms

Forstner bit Forstner bits

Etymology

From Forstner (proper noun) + bit (noun). Named after American inventor, gunsmith and merchant Benjamin Forstner (1834–1897). First attested after 1886.

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