chokebore

English

Etymology

From choke +‎ bore.

Noun

chokebore (plural chokebores)

1. In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly smaller diameter at a short distance to the rear of the muzzle, in order to prevent the rapid dispersion of the shot.
2. A shotgun that is made with such a bore.

Verb

chokebore (third-person singular simple present chokebores, present participle chokeboring, simple past and past participle chokebored)

1. (transitive) To provide (a gun) with a chokebore.