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exterebro

exterebro, to extract by boring, bore out

ex-tĕrĕbro, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to extract by boring, to bore out (very rare).
  • I Lit.: ex eo auro, quod exterebratum esset, Cic. Div. 1, 24, 48.—
  • II Trop., to extort, obtain by force: numquam hercle istuc exterebrabis tu, ut, etc., Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 55 (237).

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