coun|ter|bore

coun|ter|bore
coun|ter|bore «verb. KOWN tuhr BR, -BOHR; noun. KOWN tuhr BR, -BOHR», verb, -bored, -bor|ing, noun.
–v.t.
1. to bore out (a cylindrical hole) for a certain distance so as to form a flat-bottomed enlargement for receiving the head of a screw or the like.
2. to form a counterbore or counterbores in.
–n.
1. an enlargement of a hole made by counterboring.
2. a tool for counterboring a hole.

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