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center punch

noun

a punch for making shallow indentations in metal work, as to center drill bits.

Origin of center punch

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby center punch

center of ossification, center of percussion, center of symmetry, center pin, center plate, center punch, center spread, center wheel, center-fire, center-pivot irrigation, center-weighted light meter

Example sentences from the Web for center punch

A center-punch or sharp-pointed punch for making dents in metal.

How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus |Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John
The accuracy of this method depends, of course, upon the location of the center-punch marks.

Turning and Boring |Franklin D. Jones
The other center-punch mark is then set in the same way for boring the second hole.

Turning and Boring |Franklin D. Jones