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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.


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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