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pea rifle

noun

a small rifle

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Example sentences from the Web for pea rifle

  • It was not until he had left and returned again with a pea-rifle and a violin that Frederick recognised the brave private, Bulke.

    Atlantis|Gerhart Hauptmann

  • They are, however, now seldom used except for rook-shooting; and even there the pea-rifle has almost entirely superseded them.

    How to Fence|Aaron A. Warford