DRAWBORES

Noun

drawbores

plural of drawbore

Anagrams

• barewords, bore draws, bore-draws, wardrobes

Source: Wiktionary


DRAWBORE

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



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