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overbore en · ADJ · etymology 1
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Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.
Proto-Germanic *burōną
Proto-West Germanic *borōn
Old English borian
Middle English boren
English bore
English overbore
From over- + bore.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Such that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
overbore en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der.
Proto-Germanic *burōną
Proto-West Germanic *borōn
Old English borian
Middle English boren
English bore
English overbore
From over- + bore.
Meanings
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(transitive) To modify so that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
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(of cylinders or the engine containing them) To bore out more than is usual for the design; especially, to bore out to a degree that pushes the limit regarding the wall thickness of the casting.
The Model F engine was an overbored variation of the larger engine first applied to the Model D the previous year. This made it considerably oversquare: 5 inch bore (4.625 on the D) and 4.5 inch stroke displacing 353 cubic inches. It was rated 32.4 SAE horsepower, produced 35 at the same conditions and 40 maximum.
1985, George Philip Hanley, Stacey Pankiw Hanley, The Marmon Heritage: More Than 125 Years of American Production of World Renowned Products : Marmon, Marmon-Herrington, Marmon-Herrington All-Wheel-Drive Ford, Doyle Hyk Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 40:
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bored out · backbore · bore out · oversquare
overbore en · VERB · etymology 2
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(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of overbear