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.
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.
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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
8 November 2024
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