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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Drill \Drill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Drilling}.] [D. drillen to bore, drill (soldiers); probably
     akin to AS. pyrlian, pyrelian, to pierce. See {Thrill}.]
     1. To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to
        perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a
        piece of metal.


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     2. To train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as
        soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to
        instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch
        of knowledge; to discipline.
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              He [Frederic the Great] drilled his people, as he
              drilled his grenadiers.               -- Macaulay.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  drilled
       adj : trained in a skill by repetitious practice; "well-drilled in
             military procedures"

















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