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Overbore
Meaning
Adj
●
In Firearms:
Such that the
capacity
of the
burning
cartridge
powder
is
greater than
the
volume
within the barrel.
Verb
●
In Firearms:
To
modify
so that the
capacity
of the
burning
cartridge
powder
is
greater than
the
volume
within the barrel.
●
simple past
and
past participle
of overbear
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
overbore
English
bore
English
borian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
over-
English
over-
Middle English (1100-1500)
ofer-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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