rebore
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To bore through an existing hole, generally to correct its shape, or to enlarge.
Transitive verb
verb
simple past and past participle of rebear, generally used in the context of Christianity.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "If you want to keep using that rifle, you'll have to rebore the barrel."
- "The cylinders of your engine are so worn the rings don't seal any more; you have to have it rebored to stop it from burning oil."
- "Every major bridge, and many of the smaller ones, have been rebuilt, tunnels have been rebored, and long sections of track realigned."
- "However, any increase in capacity is useful and, if an engine is worn and needs a rebore, it's worth considering boring to a near maximum size rather than simply having it bored to the next oversize."
- "And on that day the Lord rebore me and I was reborn."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Proto-Germanic *burōną Proto-West Germanic *borōn Old English borian Middle English boren English bore English rebore From re- + bore.