small-bore

[ smawl-bawr, -bohr ]

/ ˈsmɔlˌbɔr, -ˌboʊr /

adjective

of, noting, or relating to a .22-caliber firearm.

insular or parochial in scope, attitude, etc.: small-bore officials.

Origin of small-bore

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Their fallback is a series of small-bore bills like more visas for high-tech workers.
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And it initiated a neverending flurry of small-bore initiatives that cumulated in quite a lot of progress in the 1990s.
Overcoming the Fear Factor|Ted Widmer|March 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The small-bore rifle bullets seemed to have no effect in stopping the rush, and the fanatics came on most gallantly.
Admiral Jellicoe|Arthur Applin
The result was a revelation to the small-bore politicians of the old régime.
The South American Republics Part I of II|Thomas C. Dawson

Fit up a flask with a small-bore glass tube, about eighteen inches long, as shown.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do|Anonymous
Of course, the soft ball driven from a small-bore rifle with a light charge of powder was far too weak to penetrate to the vitals.
The Ivory Child|H. Rider Haggard
We shall find also that the first American small-bore, muzzle-loading rifles were made in Pennsylvania.
The Way to the West|Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for small-bore

small-bore

adjective

(of a firearm) having a small bore, especially one of less than .22 calibre

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small-bore

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