DRAWBORE

Etymology

Noun

drawbore (plural drawbores)

(joinery) 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

drawbore (third-person singular simple present drawbores, present participle drawboring, simple past and past participle drawbored)

To make a drawbore in

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

Anagrams

• bareword, bore draw, bore-draw, wardrobe

Source: Wiktionary

Draw"bore`, n. (Joinery)

Definition: 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.

Draw"bore`, v. t.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition