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chokebore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
choke-bore
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

A shotgun that is made with such a bore.

verb

To provide (a gun) with a chokebore.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From choke + bore.

Usage

Inflected Forms

chokebores (plural) chokebores (present, singular) chokeboring (participle, present) chokebored (participle, past) chokebored (past)

Questions

What does chokebore mean?
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.
Where does chokebore come from?
From choke + bore.

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