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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\ (koun"t[~e]r*s[i^][ng]k`; 277), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersunk} (-s[u^][ng]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.
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