pea rifle
- a small rifle
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Historical Examples of pea rifle
They are, however, now seldom used except for rook-shooting; and even there the pea-rifle has almost entirely superseded them.
How to FenceAaron A. Warford
It was not until he had left and returned again with a pea-rifle and a violin that Frederick recognised the brave private, Bulke.
AtlantisGerhart Hauptmann