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- meaning - What does counter refer to in countersink? - English . . .
The all important question is what counters what I think 'counter' in both 'countersink' and 'counterbore' refers to the relation between primary (often cylindrical) hole and subsequently created cone or secondary bore The secondary cone bore counters the primary bore To see that, imagine what happens during creation of secondary cone bore
- What does you are getting reamed mean? [closed]
ream transitive verb 1a : to widen the opening of (a hole) : countersink b (1) : to enlarge, shape, or smooth out (a hole) with a reamer (2) : to enlarge the bore of (something, such as a gun) in this way c : to remove by reaming 2a : to press out with a reamer b : to press out the juice of (a fruit, such as an orange) with a reamer 3 : cheat
- word usage - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
@FumbleFingers Back in the dark ages when I worked in scene shops the act of sinking the head of a finishing nail into the surface of the wood with a nailset was called countersinking, and this use seems still to be common in the US: Google "countersink nail"
- meaning - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Granted, pressing the point is a bit more insistent than simply mentioning it But lots of Anglophones are so keen to make sure you get the point that they will "hammer the point home" (And one of our own even went so far as to metaphorically countersink it last year! :)
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