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Drawbore
Pronunciation : Draw"bore`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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. Weale.
(Joinery)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Draw"bore`
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To make a drawbore in; as, to drawbore a tenon.
2. To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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