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drilling

dril·ling

UK/ˈdɹɪlɪŋ/ US/ˈdrɪlɪŋ/ fairly common

noun

1.

the act of drilling

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2.

the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

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Origin

Borrowed from German Drilling (“gun with three barrels; triplet”).

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