Drill

a. [A. S. thirlian; Ger. and Du. drillen; Dan. drille; Lat. terebro, to bore; Gr. teiro, to rub away, to turn, the latter being accounted for by the rotatory movement of a drill in piercing a hole. See THRILL and TWIRL.] To bore, perforate, or penetrate by a vibratory motion, or by turning round an instrument; specifically. to pierce with a drill; as, to drill a hole through an armor-plate. "My body through and through he drill'd ."- Hudibras . -To drain; to draw through slowly. (Agric.) To sow grain in rows, drills, or channels. -To form into drills or rows like soldiers arranged in lines; as, to drill a cla of scholars. - To procrastinate; to delay or exhaust by slow degre . (Mil.) To teach soldiers their proper movements, such as turning to the right, left, ., and the right use of their weapons; to teach and train raw levies of troops to their duty by frequent exercise: - hence, to instruct and discipline any persons by repeated exercise or repetition of acts. -v. n. To sow in drills; as, to drill a furrow. To flow gently. (Mil.) To muster for exercise, as troops. Drill, n. (Agric.) A machine for sowing agricultural seeds in rows. The term drill is also frequently applied to a row of drilled crops, as a drill of potatoes, corn, or turnips. In all countries in which Indian corn is grown, the principle of drilling has been long known and acted IMG:content-0681.png:[graphic] upon. In gardening it has been practised everywhere from time immemorial; but its extension to field-cul- ture is comparatively of recent date. The crops which are now most generally drilled, are clover, flax, cereals, beans, Leas, potatoes, turnips, beet-root, cole-seed, and carrots. Of these, clover and flax are sown in drills at about 3 or 4 inches apart; cereals from 6 to 10 inches; and beans, potatoes, and turnips at from 25 to 28 inches apart; the general rule, however, with most green crops, being that the space between the rows should Drill-barrow, n. (Agric.) An appliance used in admit of the pa age of a light plough or hoe, drawn drilling furrows, by depositing the seed or grain. by a horse, without danger to the plants. A great Drill-bo, n. A small bow used in turning a drill. variety of drills are now in use; but that formed on the Drill-box, n. ( Agric .) A box holding the seed for principle of lifting the grain in small cups, which empty The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia a nece ity of showing that there was no poison in the wine, or that there was no danger to the guest while he drank. It originated in the 10th cent. The introduction of Christianity did not at all contribute to abolish the practice of using the wa ail cup. It began, on Fig . 874.- DRINKING WASSAIL. (From a rare print by Josias English, 1656.) upon the land of another. Unle the owner has acquired the right by grant or prescription, he has no right so to construct his house as to let the water drip over his neighbor's land.