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Drawbore
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.