Definition of bore

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Bore (v. i.) To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns; as, this timber does not bore well, or is hard to bore..

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Doughbird :: Doughbird (n.) The Eskimo curlew (Numenius borealis). See Curlew.
Bush :: Bush (n.) A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole is bored..
Dragon :: Dragon (n.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of several species, found in the East Indies and Southern Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps from tree to tree. Called also flying lizard..
Hyperborean :: Hyperborean (a.) Of or pertaining to the region beyond the North wind, or to its inhabitants..
Day-laborer :: Day-laborer (n.) One who works by the day; -- usually applied to a farm laborer, or to a workman who does not work at any particular trade..
Patch :: Patch (n.) A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore..
Work :: Work (n.) To carry on business; to be engaged or employed customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor; to toil.
Churl :: Churl (n.) A rustic; a countryman or laborer.
Drawbore :: Drawbore (n.) 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..
Workman :: Workman (n.) Hence, especially, a skillful artificer or laborer..
Tabouret :: Tabouret (n.) Same as Taboret.
Bore :: Bore () imp. of 1st & 2d Bear.
Boreas :: Boreas (n.) The north wind; -- usually a personification.
Pinion :: Pinion (n.) A moth of the genus Lithophane, as L. antennata, whose larva bores large holes in young peaches and apples..
Gibbon :: Gibbon (n.) Any arboreal ape of the genus Hylobates, of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They are tailless and without cheek pouches, and have very long arms, adapted for climbing..
Laboredly :: Laboredly (adv.) In a labored manner; with labor.
Laborer :: Laborer (n.) One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan..
Windage :: Windage (n.) The difference between the diameter of the bore of a gun and that of the shot fired from it.
Terrier :: Terrier (n.) An auger or borer.
Harbored :: Harbored (imp. & p. p.) of Harbo.
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