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terebrare

terebrare [CL], to drill a hole in, bore through, perforate, pierce (also absol.); b (fig.); c (in gl.). nam toros terebrans taurorum sanguine vescor Aldh. Aen. 36 (Scinifes) 7; sagittis ~atus martirium sacravit W. Malm. GR III 251; alii dolant, alii ~ant, alii lignis ligna copulant Ord. Vit. IX 15 p. 603; arietes ‥ quarum impulsu crebro plerumque muri ~antur vel solutis cementis in maceries dilabuntur R. Niger Mil. III 76; est ‥ bestia nomine enidrus spinis repleta ‥ haec luto se involvens apertum os corcodrilli ingreditur, moxque ab eo deglutitur. que cuncta interna ejus spinis ~at, et enecata bestia viva remeat Hon. Spec. Eccl. 938B; libri ‥ vermium morsibus ~ati R. Bury Phil. 8. 120; sagittis illos terrebrando et aliis armis invadendo Strecche Hen. V 164.  b timoris aculeo quidam puerorum ~atus [gl.: vel tremefactus] R. Cold. Cuthb. 73; [jus] subtilius ~at, et acutius perforat, et vehementius incidit R. Niger MR 250; eum languoris ~aret aculeus Mir. Fridesw. 74; heretici qui nocivis argumentis simplices circumveniunt, mentes eorum perfidia ~antes ad ignis eterni stimulos deducunt Hon. Spec. Eccl. 1048B; 1281 non cessant prenominati sancti cum incrementis quotidiane malitie cerebrum ~are Peckham Ep. 180.  c 10‥ ~o, ic borige WW; to bore ‥ perforare ‥ terabrare CathA; to thirle, †crabrare [l. terabrare], forare Ib..

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