Kentucky rifle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Kentucky rifle
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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To this, the American provocatively patted his Kentucky rifle.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
Accidents began to happen early, when behind the massive beams we found a Kentucky rifle and a Whistler etching, both perfectly preserved.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2012
Jarrett Signature Rifle This bolt action's antecedent is the Kentucky rifle.
From Time Magazine Archive
Learning, no less surely than the Kentucky rifle, supported freedom.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rufus’s gun was a flintlock, a long slender Kentucky rifle.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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