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Drawbore

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

Drawbore \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.

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drawbore

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.