backbore.
The section between the throat and shank of the mouthpiece of a brass instrument.
Meaning & usage
The section between the throat and shank of the mouthpiece of a brass instrument.
More conical backbores give a richer tone, while more cylindrical ones give a brighter, more projected tone.
Where this word comes from
From back + bore.
To modify (a weapon's barrel) so as to increase the bore diameter.
To bore from the backside of a workpiece by using a boring tool that passes through one or more through holes, deploys a cutting edge (or receives it by manual insertion from an operator), bores a feature on the far side, retracts the cutting edge (or has it removed), and then retreats back through the hole (toward the tool's origin).
Where this word comes from
From back + bore.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.