v. Obs.–0 [f. L. exterebrāt- ppl. stem of exterebrāre, f. ex- out + terebrāre to bore, f. terebra boring tool, f. terĕre to rub.] trans. To bore out; fig. ‘to search curiously.’
1623–6. in Cockeram.
1727. in Bailey, vol. II.
