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.

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 healthful 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.