trepan

Example Sentences

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Marshal Ney had a silver trepan in his skull, a bullet wound in his ankle.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fearful things: bonesaws, abdomen retractor, trocar and trepan.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

And weazels at their slumbers They'll trepan; To get sunbeams from cucumbers They've a plan.

From Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir

Then one proposed he should be bled,— "No, leeched you mean," the other said,— "Clap on a blister!" roared another,— "No! cup him,"—"No! trepan him, brother."

From The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems by Various

"I don't know what they would say in some of the swagger hospitals, if they were asked to trepan a man's skull under these conditions," he said as the operation was finished.

From The Rider of Waroona by Scott, G. Firth