CHOKEBORE

n. v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance (usually 2½ to 3 inches) to the rear of the muzzle, in order to prevent the rapid dispersion of the shot.

2.
n.

A shotgun that is made with such a bore.

3.
v.

To provide with a chokebore.

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