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.

• ⇰ To make a drawbore in; <as>as, to <ex>drawbore</ex> a tenon</as>.
• ⇰ To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.