Now rare or Obs. Also 5 terabracioun. [ad. late L. terebrātion-em, n. of action f. terebrāre to bore; cf. F. térébration (15th c.).] The action of boring or perforating. a. Surg. The operation of trephining.
c. 1400. Lanfranc’s Cirurg., 140. In almaner hurtynge of þe heed to vsen terabracioun eiþer remeuynge of þe boon wiþ handliche instrumentis.
1676. Wiseman, Surg., V. ix. 389. I … made a circular Incision, and raised up that part of the Hairy scalp in order to Terebration.
1767. Gooch, Treat. Wounds, I. 261. Making terebrations to the Diploë.
1860. Mayne, Expos, Lex., Terebratio,… old term for the operation of applying the trephine: terebration.
b. gen. The action of boring, as with an auger; perforation (esp. of fruit-trees).
1623. Cockeram, Terebration, a wimbling.
1626. Bacon, Sylva, § 463. It hath been touched before, that Terebration of Trees doth make them prosper better.
1725. Bradley’s Fam. Dict., s.v. Juice, Another Way of getting these Juices is by Terebration, that is by piercing the Body of the Tree with an Augar.
1745. trans. Columella’s Husb., IV. xxix. In that which is performed by terebration you must first mark out the fruitfullest vine in the neighbourhood.
