chokebore

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounchokebore (plural chokebores)

plural chokebores

  1. In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance to the rear of the muzzle, in order to prevent the rapid dispersion of the shot.
  2. A shotgun that is made with such a bore.
verbchokebore (third-person singular simple present chokebores, present participle chokeboring, simple past and past participle chokebored)

present singular third person chokebores · participle present chokeboring · participle past chokebored · past chokebored

  1. transitiveTo provide (a gun) with a chokebore.

Origin

From choke + bore.

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APA

chokebore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chokebore

MLA

“chokebore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chokebore. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chokebore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chokebore.

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