drawbore

drawbore noun: 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.

Noun

drawbore (plural drawbores)

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.
- a drawbore pin

Verb

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

(transitive) To make a drawbore in.
- to drawbore a tenon
(transitive) To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.

Forms of drawbore

Noun
plural	drawbores
Verb
third-person singular present	drawbores
present participle	drawboring
past participle	drawbored
past	drawbored

Origin of drawbore

From draw + bore.

Questions about drawbore

What does drawbore mean?: Drawbore means 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.
What part of speech is drawbore?: Drawbore can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of drawbore?: The plural of drawbore is drawbores.

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