drawbore

American  

[draw-bawr, -bohr] / ˈdrɔˌbɔr, -ˌboʊr /

noun

1. a hole in a tenon made eccentric with the corresponding holes to the mortise so that the two pieces being joined will be forced tightly together when the pin drawborepin is hammered into place.

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verb (used with object)

drawbored, drawboring

1. to make a drawbore in (a tenon).

Etymology

Origin of drawbore

First recorded in 1815–25; draw + bore ²

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