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Countersink

noun
1.
A hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface.
2.
A bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole.  Synonyms: counterbore, countersink bit.





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"Countersink" Quotes from Famous Books



... of wood, a 4 by 4 inch studding, four inches long. Get a piece of metal one-half inch thick and two inches square. Have a blacksmith or machinist bore a quarter-inch hole through it in the center and countersink the upper side so it may be securely fastened in a mortise in the block, with its upper side flush with the upper surface of the block. Now, with a file, finish off one edge, going back for a quarter of an inch, the angle at A to be ...
— Carpentry for Boys • J. S. Zerbe


Words linked to "Countersink" :   countersink bit, hole, bit, bury, sink


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