chassepot
Americannoun
plural
chassepotsnoun
Etymology
Origin of chassepot
1865–70; named after A. A. Chassepot (1833–1905), French mechanic, who invented it
Example Sentences
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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 first was evidently a chassepot; one recognized it by the sharp report, which sounds like the crack of a whip, while the other three came from the lancers' carbines.
From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 by Maupassant, Guy de
It was a young girl with a Phrygian cap on her head, a chassepot in her hand, a cartridge-box by her side.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.
The chassepot may succeed Page 412after having finished the rest of its task, and dispose of the baboons after the settlement of the men.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 by Various
Prosper thanked him and was moving away to rejoin Silvine when he caught sight of a chassepot, partially buried in a furrow.
From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.
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