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Definitions

Noun

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.

Verb

1. 1
   To make a drawbore in. transitive

   "to drawbore a tenon"

2. 2
   To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it. transitive

Etymology

From draw + bore.

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