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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Drawbore

· Draw·bore · IPA
01 n. 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 shoulde…
  1. 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.(Joinery)
02 v. t. To make a drawbore in; as, to drawbore a tenon.
  1. 1.
    To make a drawbore in; as, to drawbore a tenon.
  2. 2.
    To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.