backbore
Noun
The section between the throat and shank of the mouthpiece of a brass instrument.
- Examples
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More conical backbores give a richer tone, while more cylindrical ones give a brighter, more projected tone.
Verb
To modify (a weapon's barrel) so as to increase the bore diameter.
Usage- Transitive
To bore from the backside of a workpiece by using a boring tool that passes through one or more through holes, deploys a cutting edge (or receives it by manual insertion from an operator), bores a feature on the far side, retracts the cutting edge (or has it removed), and then retreats back through the hole (toward the tool's origin).
Word forms
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