countersink

countersink
v., n. /kown"teuhr singk'/; v. also /kown'teuhr singk"/, v., countersank, countersunk, countersinking, n.
v.t.
1. to enlarge the upper part of (a cavity), esp. by chamfering, to receive the cone-shaped head of a screw, bolt, etc.
2. to cause (the head of a screw, bolt, etc.) to sink into a prepared depression so as to be flush with or below the surface.
n.
3. a tool for countersinking a hole.
4. a countersunk hole.
[1810-20; COUNTER- + SINK]

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