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muzzleloader

American  
[muhz-uhl-loh-der] / ˈmʌz əlˌloʊ dər /
Or muzzle-loader

noun

  1. a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.


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Etymology

Origin of muzzleloader

First recorded in 1855–60; muzzle + loader


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The rustling in the brush was loud, so Brian Christman raised his muzzleloader for the deer he expected to emerge.

From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

During last year’s general combined modern firearm, archery and muzzleloader seasons, 121,313 hunters took home 35,407 deer for a 31.3 percent success rate.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2016

Additional deer will be harvested during the late southeastern season, which runs through Nov. 30, and the muzzleloader season, which begins Nov. 29 and continues through Dec. 14.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 25, 2014

Some of the early archery and muzzleloader seasons opened last month, but Nelson says it's to soon to know how those panned out.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2012

Rufus’s father arrived on a flat-bed wagon, carrying his familiar long rifle—an old muzzleloader, I realized.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

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