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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Chokebore

· Choke·bore · IPA
01 n. In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance (usually 2<frac:1_2/ to 3 inches) to the rear of t…
  1. 1.
    In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance (usually 2<frac:1_2/ to 3 inches) to the rear of the muzzle, in order to prevent the rapid dispersion of the shot.
  2. 2.
    A shotgun that is made with such a bore.
02 v. t. To provide with a chokebore.
imp. & p. p. Chokebored; p. pr. & vb. n. Chokeboring
  1. 1.
    To provide with a chokebore.