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drawbore.

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.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. 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
Where this word comes from

From draw + bore.

verb
  1. To make a drawbore in.

    transitive
    to drawbore a tenon
  2. To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From draw + bore.

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