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Brace and Bitts

Brace and Bitts

Summary

A carpentry tool with a crank handle and a socket to hold the bit; used for boring.

“Brace,” in Oxford English Dictionary, 1:1041.

Comprehensive Works Cited

The Oxford English Dictionary. Edited by James A. H. Murray, Henry Bradley, W. A. Craigie, and C. T. Onions. 12 vols. 1933. Reprint, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970.

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Memorandum of Goods, 10 February–5 July 1842
The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
Tithing Daybook B

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