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reamer.

A tool for boring a hole wider.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹi.məɹ/US

  1. A tool for boring a hole wider.

  2. A device for rendering citrus juice.

  3. A tool used to scrape carbon deposit from the bowl of a pipe.

  4. A Stone Age prehistoric lithic stone tool, used in archeology nomenclature.

  5. One who reams.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English ream Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English reamer From ream + -er.

verb/ˈɹi.məɹ/US

  1. To use a reamer on something; to clear out something using a reamer.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English ream Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English reamer From ream + -er.

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