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  • 1Boring — Bor ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks. [1913 Webster] One of the most important applications of boring is in the formation of… …

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  • 2Boring bar — Boring Bor ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks. [1913 Webster] One of the most important applications of boring is in the… …

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  • 3Boring tool — Boring Bor ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks. [1913 Webster] One of the most important applications of boring is in the… …

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  • 4boring — [bôr′iŋ] adj. 1. for making holes 2. dull, tiresome, etc. n. 1. the action of one that bores 2. a hole made by boring 3. [pl.] chips, flakes, etc. made by boring boringly adv …

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  • 5Boring (disambiguation) — Boring is an adjective describing something that causes boredom.Boring may also refer to: *Boring (mechanical), a mechanical engineering term referring to the formation of a cylindrical hole in a solid material **Tunnel boring machine (TBM) and… …

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  • 6Boring (mechanical) — In machining, boring is the process of enlarging a hole that has already been drilled (or cast), by means of a single point cutting tool (or of a boring head containing several such tools), for example as in boring a cannon barrel. Boring is used …

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  • 7boring — boring1 /bawr ing, bohr /, n. 1. Mach. a. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. b. the hole so made. 2. Geol. a cylindrical sample of earth strata obtained by boring a vertical hole. 3. borings, the chips, fragments, or dust produced… …

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  • 8boring — I bor•ing [[t]ˈbɔr ɪŋ, ˈboʊr [/t]] n. 1) mac a) the act or process of making or enlarging a hole b) the hole so made 2) mac borings, the chips, fragments, or dust produced in boring • Etymology: 1400–50 II bor•ing [[t]ˈbɔr ɪŋ, ˈboʊr [/t]] adj.… …

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  • 9boring — I. /ˈbɔrɪŋ/ (say bawring) noun 1. the act or process of piercing or perforating. 2. the hole so made. 3. (plural) the chips, fragments, or dust produced in boring. {bore1 + ing1} II. /ˈbɔrɪŋ/ (say bawring) adjective …

  • 10boring rod — noun : a rod made up of segments carrying at its lower end a tool for earth boring or rock drilling compare auger stem …

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