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Webster 1913 Edition

Countersunk

Coun′ter-sunkˊ

(-s?nkˊ)

,

p.

p.

&

Adj.

from

.

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

.