pinfire
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a cartridge fitted with a pin that, when struck by the hammer of the firearm, causes the cartridge to explode.
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of or relating to a firearm that uses such a cartridge.
Etymology
Origin of pinfire
Example Sentences
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At eight years old, Kermit learned to shoot using the same pinfire shotgun that had been his father’s.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
That same summer, Roosevelt also received his first gun, a double-barrel, breech-loading pinfire shotgun.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
Odds and ends, some pipes, a few novels, two of them in Spanish, and old-fashioned pinfire revolver, and a guitar were among the personal property.
From The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
On our arrival, the only weapons the guard possessed were ancient pinfire rifles, firing a huge lump of lead.
From A Kut Prisoner by Bishop, H. C. W.
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