chassepot
Americannoun
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chassepots
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of chassepot
1865–70; named after A. A. Chassepot (1833–1905), French mechanic, who invented it
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Every second the report of a chassepot rang out, sharp and clear, upon the air.
From The Downfall by E. P. Robins
Its only tenant was a sentinel, yellow with jaundice, who seized his chassepot with shaking hands and called a shrill "Qui Vive?"
From Lorraine A romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
The chassepot, a new breech-loading rifle, immensely superior to the Prussian needle-gun, was issued; the artillery trains were thoroughly overhauled, and a new machine-gun, the mitrailleuse, from which much was expected, introduced.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various
To this day Paul retains his chassepot as a memento of the happy, careless days he passed, while serving under the Tricolor of France.
From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Paul Boyton
The principal details of the chassepot are:—weight of rifle, 9 ℔ 5 oz.; length with bayonet, 6 ft.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
The men are armed with French chassepots, and are well dressed in new uniforms supplied by an Oran firm.
From Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond by Budgett Meakin
But Beaudoin's company had seen them there once, and to their eyes they were there still; the chassepots seemed to go off of their own accord.
From The Downfall by E. P. Robins
Two thousand chassepots fell into the hands of the people.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
My soldiers won't fight, but I have a thousand chassepots.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
The Zouaves blazed away in reply with their chassepots, but the deep embrasures and high parapets offered an excellent shelter for the riflemen, and it was no easy matter to find an aim.
From Sant' Ilario by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
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