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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\ (koun"t[etil]r*s[icr][nsm]k`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersunk} (-s[ucr][nsm]k`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersinking}.] 1. To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part; as, to countersink a hole for a screw. 2. To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Countersunk \Coun"ter*sunk`\ (-s?nk`), p. p. & a. from {Countersink}. 1. Chamfered at the top; -- said of a hole. 2. Sunk into a chamfer; as, a countersunk bolt. 3. Beveled on the lower side, so as to fit a chamfered countersink; as, a countersunk nailhead. | |
