Dictionary entry

Boring

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

One of the most important applications of boring is in the formation of artesian wells.

Tomlinson.

2. A hole made by boring.

3. pl. The chips or fragments made by boring.

Boring bar, a revolving or stationary bar, carrying one or more cutting tools for dressing round holes. — Boring tool(Metal Working), a cutting tool placed in a cutter head to dress round holes. Knight.