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chokebore

noun

Etymology

From choke + bore.

  1. inherited from *burōną✻
  2. inherited from *borōn✻
  3. inherited from borian — “to pierce”
  4. inherited from boren
  5. compounded as chokebore — “choke + bore”

Definitions

  1. In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance…

    In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance to the rear of the muzzle, in order to prevent the rapid dispersion of the shot.

  2. A shotgun that is made with such a bore.

  3. To provide (a gun) with a chokebore.

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