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express rifle

noun

  1. a rifle designed for firing at game at short range.


express rifle

noun

  1. a high-velocity hunting rifle for big game shooting
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of express rifle1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

"He's a real man-eater," whispered the agent, handing his employer a loaded express rifle.

What you want to do is to take an express rifle, like Doo Challoo did, and aim right for his heart.

A pair of able 0.500 bore express rifle barrels were accordingly fitted in this way.

Then we heard the firin' in the distance and the 'splat' of Mr. Oscard's Express rifle.

The man carrying the blankets dropped them and seized a heavy express rifle that some Englishman had left in the country.

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