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Definition of Overbore
1. Adjective. (firearms) relating to the situation where the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is more than the volume within the barrel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overbore
1. overbear [v] - See also: overbear
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overbore
Literary usage of Overbore
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New Dictionary of the Italian and English Languages Based Upon that of by Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, John Davenport, Guglielmo Comelati (1873)
"... va (pasa, overbore, part, overborne,) 1. ... overbore, pass, del vería to
overbear. Overborne, part, del verbo to overbear. ..."
2. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by Walter Scott (1831)
"... of a contrary Nature, in which the Evidence of the Eyes overbore the Conviction
of the Understanding—Example of a London Man of Pleasure—Of Nicolai, ..."
3. Our New Protectorate: Turkey in Asia : Its Geography, Races, Resources, and by James Carlile McCoan (1879)
"... as at all times, to reforms—The Dervishes—Their obstructive power over-rated —
How the Khedive overbore the Egyptian Ulema—Similar firmness would induce ..."
4. The Family Library (Harper). by Child Study Association of America Book Review Committee (1845)
"... in which the Evidence of the Eyes overbore the Conviction of the Understanding—Example
of a London Man of Pleasure—Of Nicolai, the German Bookseller and ..."
5. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1810)
"This change, under Divine Providence, had been principally effected by the force
of genius, which overbore all private juntos and party distinctions, ..."
6. Rural Affairs by John Jacob Thomas (1869)
"He cut out nearly one-half of the clusters, but still they overbore, ... The next
year he cut the canes back to thirty inches, but still they overbore. ..."
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