drawbore

Etymology

From draw + bore.

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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

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.“a drawbore pin”

verb

To make a drawbore in.“to drawbore a tenon”
To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.