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rebored

rebored is the simple past and past participle of rebore.

Meaning of rebore

Verb

rebore (third-person singular simple present rebores, present participle reboring, simple past and past participle rebored)

  1. (transitive) To bore through an existing hole, generally to correct its shape, or to enlarge.
    • If you want to keep using that rifle, you'll have to rebore the barrel.

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Questions about rebored

What is rebored the simple past and past participle of?
Rebored is the simple past and past participle of rebore.

Words near rebored in the dictionary

  1. reborder
  2. rebordered
  3. rebordering
  4. reborders
  5. rebore
  6. rebored
  7. rebores
  8. reboring
  9. reborings
  10. reborn
  11. reborne

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