What is to be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns; as, this timber does not bore well, or is hard to bore called?
bore — To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns; as, this timber does not bore well, or is hard to bore. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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