bore
“of the matter—Much too light for the,”
HAMLET, iv. 6. 22.
“The bore is the caliber of
a gun, or the capacity of the barrel. ‘The matter (says Hamlet) would carry heavier
words’”
(JOHNSON)
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A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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