drawbore

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Scrabble points
14
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15
Letters
8

Definition of drawbore

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against which the shoulder is to rest, so that a pin or bolt, when driven into it, will draw these parts together.
    “a drawbore pin”
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noun

  1. A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against which the shoulder is to rest, so that a pin or bolt, when driven into it, will draw these parts together.
    “a drawbore pin”

verb

  1. (transitive)To make a drawbore in.
    “to drawbore a tenon”
  2. (transitive)To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.

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Etymology

From draw + bore.

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