express rifle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of express rifle
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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His white hunter will take him where the game is, stand by with an express rifle in case he misses.
From Time Magazine Archive
A pair of able 0.500 bore express rifle barrels were accordingly fitted in this way.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various
Leaning my express rifle against my body I raised both hands aloft.
From Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Occasionally, for the larger game animals and the gigantic beasts of prey, I used my express rifle, but for the most part the revolver filled all my needs.
From Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
The man carrying the blankets dropped them and seized a heavy express rifle that some Englishman had left in the country.
From Bears I Have Met—and Others by Kelly, Allen
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