smoothbore

[smooth -bawr, -bohr]

adjective

(of firearms) having a bore that is smooth; not rifled.

noun

a smoothbore gun.

Nearby words

Origin of smoothbore

First recorded in 1790–1800; smooth + bore²

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Examples from the Web for smoothbore

On the morning of the Friday when the ultimatum was to be sent to Smoothbore, Peel returned to the hospital from the town.
The Great Gold Rush|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis
Smoothbore's trooper was a youth of ideas—a good type of the fine force.
The Great Gold Rush|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis
The ship had also four 9-inch smoothbore Dahlgrens to complete its main battery.
With the Battle Fleet|Franklin Matthews
Smoothbore gave him three months on the Wood-pile, with a blue ticket at the end of that term.
The Great Gold Rush|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis

"Our lives don't figure in this proposition," and once again Smoothbore smiled.
The Great Gold Rush|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis

British Dictionary definitions for smoothbore

smoothbore

noun

(modifier) (of a firearm) having an unrifled borea smoothbore musket

such a firearm

Derived Formssmoothbored, adjective

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