Drilling

Borrowed from German Drilling.

Drilling (plural Drillings)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Drilling is the 40672^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Drilling is most common among White (96.46%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Drilling”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 489.

From Middle High German, related to drei (“three”), formed on the pattern of Zwilling (“pair, twin”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʁɪlɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: Dril‧ling

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Drilling m (strong, genitive Drillings, plural Drillinge)

1. A triplet (one of three persons born to the same mother at the same time).
2. (poker) three of a kind

• Zwilling m (“twin”)

• “Drilling” in Duden online
• “Drilling” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From German Drilling.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʀiliŋ/

Drilling m (plural Drillingen)

1. triplet
2. (poker) three of a kind

• Zwilling