Full-bore
[foo l-bawr, -bohr] /ˈfʊlˈbɔr, -ˈboʊr/ Informal.
adjective
1.
moving or operating at the greatest speed or with maximum power.
adverb
2.
to the fullest extent; with the greatest power, speed, force, etc.:
The cars drove full-bore down the straightaway.
adjective
Large; fully developed: And this track here, big, a full-bore male (1936+)
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