The Collaborative International Dictionary
Drawbore \Draw"bore`\, n. (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.
--Weale.
Drawbore \Draw"bore`\, v. t.
To make a drawbore in; as, to drawbore a tenon.
To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.
Wiktionary
n. (''joinery'') A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes through the cheek 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. vb. 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.