choke-boren.
/ˈtʃəʊkbɔː/ The bore of a fowling-piece which narrows towards the muzzle, thus tending to keep the shot together and increase the range of the gun. Also a fowling-piece with such a bore.
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turnabout1801
twelve1804
stanchion-gun1815
Joe Manton1816
Joe Manton1816
ducking-gun1823
punt gun1824
Purdey1830
shore-gun1841
woodcock gun1858
seven-bore1859
twelve-bore1859
twelve-gauge1859
choke1875
choke-bore1875
cripple-stopper1881
over-and-under1889
ten-gauge1894
ducker1896
tschinke1910
under-and-over1911
over-under1913
side by side1947
1875 Garden 31 July 79/2 My Roses, all through May, looked as though they had been shot at with one of the new ‘choke bore’ guns, the foliage was so torn and riddled.
1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. vii. 209 A great duchess..carrying her own chokebore.
Derivatives
choke-bored adj.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooting equipment > [adjective] > type of shot-gun
choke-bored1875
under-and-over1881
ten-bore1892
ten-gauge1894
sawed-off1898
sawn-off1915
side by side1919
over-under1926
over-and-under1930
1875 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports (ed. 12) i. i. iv. §5. 82 The second barrel..should..be choke-bored.
choke-boring n.
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1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Aug. 4/2 What need is there of choke-boring for ordinary game-shooting? A 10-bore choke loaded with No. 1 or 2 shot.
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n.1875