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drill3

Syllabification: (drill)
Pronunciation: /dril/

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Definition of drill

noun

  • a dark brown baboon with a short tail and a naked blue or purple rump, found in the rain forests of West Africa. Compare with mandrill.
    • Mandrillus leucophaeus, family Cercopithecidae

Origin:

mid 17th century: probably a local word. Compare with mandrill

drill in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of drill in the British & World English dictionary