backbore

noun

Etymology

From back + bore.

  1. inherited from *burōną
  2. inherited from *borōn
  3. inherited from borian — “to pierce
  4. inherited from boren
  5. compounded as backbore — “back + bore

Definitions

  1. The section between the throat and shank of the mouthpiece of a brass instrument.

    • More conical backbores give a richer tone, while more cylindrical ones give a brighter, more projected tone.
  2. To modify (a weapon's barrel) so as to increase the bore diameter.

  3. To bore from the backside of a workpiece by using a boring tool that passes through one…

    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).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA