chokebore
English
Etymology
Noun
chokebore (plural chokebores)
- 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.
- A shotgun that is made with such a bore.
Verb
chokebore (third-person singular simple present chokebor, present participle es, simple past and past participle chokebored)
- (transitive) To provide (a gun) with a chokebore.