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PRONUNCIATION OF BRACE AND BIT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRACE AND BIT

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Brace and bit is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BRACE AND BIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brace (tool)

A brace or brace and bit is a hand tool used to drill holes, usually in wood. Pressure is applied to the top and the tool is rotated with a U-shaped grip. The U-shaped part is a kind of crankshaft. It gives the brace much greater torque than other kinds of hand drill; a brace can be used to drill much wider, and deeper, holes than can a gear-driven hand drill. The price of the greater torque is lower rotational speed; it is easy for a hand drill to achieve a rotational speed of several hundred revolutions per minute, but it requires considerable effort to achieve even 100 rpm with a brace. Due to the design of the brace it tends to be easier than a power drill to keep at a precise 90 degree angle. The front part of the brace consists of a chuck spindle with V-shaped brackets or clamps inside. Turning the spindle of the chuck in a clockwise direction tightens the drill bit in the chuck and turning in a counter-clockwise direction loosens the bit for removal. A carpenter using a brace In most braces, immediately behind the chuck is a three position gear release which allows ratcheting of the handle when in tight spots.

Definition of brace and bit in the English dictionary

The definition of brace and bit in the dictionary is a hand tool for boring holes, consisting of a cranked handle into which a drilling bit is inserted.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRACE AND BIT

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braccio
brace
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bracelet
bracelets
bracer
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braces
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brachah
brachet
brachia
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brachiate
brachiation
brachiator
brachiocephalic
brachiopod
brachiosaurus

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRACE AND BIT

a bit
bit by bit
centre bit
chafe at the bit
champ at the bit
countersink bit
curb bit
devil´s bit
do one´s bit
every bit
not a bit
snaffle bit
threepenny bit
thrupenny bit

Synonyms and antonyms of brace and bit in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «brace and bit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRACE AND BIT

Find out the translation of brace and bit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

支撑位和
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

berbiquí
570 millions of speakers

English

brace and bit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्रेस और बिट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هدفين و قليلا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скобка и немного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cinta e pouco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাঁক এবং বিট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vilebrequin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendakap dan sedikit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klammer und Bit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブレースとビット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중괄호 및 비트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nahan lan dicokot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cú đúp và bit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரேஸ் மற்றும் பிட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रेस आणि बिट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Destek ve bit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brace e bit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

klamry i nieco
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дужка і трохи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bretele și bit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τιράντες και λίγο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stut en bietjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stag och lite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brace og bit
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRACE AND BIT»

Discover the use of brace and bit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brace and bit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Use and Care for Woodworking Tools
BRACE BITS A brace and bit go together like bread and cheese and salt and pepper; the one is useless without the other. It follows, of course, that it's no good having the best brace in the world, if your bits are worthless. There are many types ...
Alan Bridgewater, Gill Bridgewater, 1998
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Popular Science
... tool- post. Overhang is reduced to a minimum, and the blocks provide a longer area of support than the ordinary holder.— Floyd McGuckin, Ridgewood, N. J. Keeping Brace and Bit Level WHEN you're trying to hold a brace and bit level, ...
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FCS Construction Plant and Equipment L2
Brace. and. bit. You use a brace and a bit to drill holes into wood. A brace and bit works like a hand- powered drill. Figure 4.44B A brace and a bit being used Figure 4.44A A brace and a bit ...
James Khumalo, Janice Barrett, & Behardien
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Dictionary of Building and Civil Engineering: English/French ...
bonnet brace-and-bit bonnet [chimney] capot m book-keeper comptable m book- keeping tenue/des livres booklet brochure/ boom [crane] flèche/ boom, lattice flèche/en treillis boomheader abatteuse/ boost allure/poussée booster, pressure  ...
Don Montague, 2003
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The Woodworker's Bible: A Complete Guide to Woodworking
... whole body can be thrust against the brace head. In most cases the hole has to be perpendicular to the surface the bit starts on. For normal work with a hand brace and bit, this can be checked by observing your progress in two directions.
Percy Blandford, 2007
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Craftsman's Illustrated Dictionary of Construction Terms
Also called a brace and bit; 2) a stiffener, often fastened at an angle to the structure it is stiffening or strengthening. A brace can be made of a strong metal or it can be a structural member that is added to strengthen other structural members.
James T. Frane, 1994
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Rustic Garden Furniture and Accessories: Making Chairs, ...
If you've only tried an auger with a dull, single-twist bit, you don't know how easily a brace and bit can cut. Double-twist bits cut more efficiently. You do have to keep your bits sharp, so get a little file made for this purpose. With the brace and  ...
Daniel Mack, Thomas Stender, 2007
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Our God Still Speaks
One day I went to him and asked to borrow a "brace and bit." I had an idea. Lee smiled, perhaps because he was surprised that I even knew what a brace and bit was. Since my grandfather had been a carpenter, I had grown up around tools.
Virginia Stewart Metzler
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Tool School: The Missing Manual For Your Tools!
DRILLS. AND. BITS. The creation of cordless drills has allowed drilling holes anywhere you desire, without the necessity of a cord. In days past, however, large holes were bored with a brace and bit. Small holes were bored with a hand drill or ...
Monte Burch, 2008
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Views of the Cordilleras and Monuments of the Indigenous ...
This allusion nevertheless seems to me grounds for debunking the doubts that the scholar WRhunken has raised about the interpolation of this passage.3 The resemblance between the pyreïa [fire tools] and the brace-and-bit should make the ...
Alexander von Humboldt, Vera M. Kutzinski, Ottmar Ette, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRACE AND BIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brace and bit is used in the context of the following news items.
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The overwhelming lure of maple sugar's sweetness
... above with a brace and bit (a 1900 Sears and Roebuck catalogue listed one as part of an 18-tool set for $2.55. Saw blade cost wasn't found). «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jul 15»
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Letters: Pupils need lessons in resilience if they are to improve their …
The hospital handyman's tool kit was examined and a carpenter's brace and bit selected. This was sterilised, the hole in the skull drilled and the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
3
Art Star Craft Bazaar returns to Penn's Landing this weekend
Brace and Bit: BYOB in style with wax canvas beer totes, or go for a statement living room piece with handmade coffee tables. MyAudio Tree: ... «Philly.com, May 15»
4
Maple Syrup Hobbyists Tap Tradition for Sweet Rewards
... through the mud and melting snow in the woods behind our Wisconsin home, drilling holes into the trunks of maple trees with a brace and bit. «Voice of America, Mar 15»
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A sweet tale of homemade syrup from a homemade sugarhouse
In those days, it was done with a woodworker's brace and bit, which goes back many centuries. It's still the tool of choice for many backyard ... «Lewiston Sun Journal, Mar 15»
6
The creeping curse of ivy
But when you find it close the casement window on your pity and drill into that heart with a brace and bit. Choose a bit a least a half-inch wide ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»
7
Mossy Creek Campground is full of history
He used heart pine and drilled holes for rods to join the boards with a hand-powered “brace and bit” instead of today's power drills. He also ... «Gainesville Times, Mar 15»
8
Cold delays production of maple syrup
Trotter began the lesson by drilling a steel tap about 1.5 inches deep into a sugar maple, using a manual drill called a brace and bit. He then ... «ThisWeekNews, Mar 15»
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Maple Syrup Season Continues At John R. Park Homestead
Children can participate through various hands-on activities; try a brace and bit, carry pails of sap using an old-fashioned yoke and lend a hand ... «windsoriteDOTca News, Mar 15»
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Weather not quite ready for tapping sap for maple syrup
Trotter began the lesson by drilling a steel tap about 1 1/2 inches deep into a sugar maple using a manual drill called a brace and bit. He then ... «Columbus Dispatch, Mar 15»

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