in Mechanics, a small instrument for making such holes as punches will not conveniently serve for. Drills are of various sizes, and are chiefly used by smiths and turners.

**Drill**, or **Drill-Box**, a name given to an instrument for sowing land in the new method of horsehoeing husbandry. See Agriculture Index.

**Drill-Sowing**, a method of sowing grain or seed of any kind, so that it may all be at a proper depth in the earth, which is necessary to its producing healthy and vigorous plants. For this purpose a variety of drill ploughs have been invented and recommended. See Agriculture Index.

**DRILLING** is popularly used for exercising soldiers. The word is derived from the French *drille*, which signifies a raw soldier.

**DRIMYS**; a genus of plants changed by Murray, in the 14th edit. of *Syst. Veg.* to *Wintera*; which see in Botany Index.