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noun
The section between the throat and shank of the mouthpiece of a brass instrument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To modify (a weapon's barrel) so as to increase the bore diameter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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Broader terms: bore, cut
verb
To bore from the backside of a workpiece by using a boring tool that passes through one or more through holes, deploys a cutting edge (or receives it by manual insertion from an operator), bores a feature on the far side, retracts the cutting edge (or has it removed), and then retreats back through the hole (toward the tool's origin).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, machining, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Broader terms: bore, cut
History
From back + bore.
