dril
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drill ((taxlink))
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a drill, (taxlink) (defdate)
1793, Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, "Bijvoegzel tot de natuurlijke historie van de Oranga-Outangs", ''De algemeene en byzondere natuurlyke historie'', addendum to Volume 11 (part XIV, page 24), tr. by J. D. Pasteur, publ. by A. Blussé & son, page 2.
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1882, Charles Darwin, ''De afstamming van den mensch en de seksueele teeltkeus'', tr. by Hermanus Hartogh Heys van Zouteveen Vol. 2, publ. by J. J. van Breederode, page 240.
drill (gloss)
drill: a strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.
an activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.
a short and highly repeatable sports training exercise designed to hone a particular skill that may be useful in competition.
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