overbore
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
overbore (not comparable)
- (firearms) Such that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
Verb[edit]
overbore (third-person singular simple present overbores, present participle overboring, simple past and past participle overbored)
- (firearms, transitive) To modify so that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
overbore
- simple past and past participle of overbear