"pinfire" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pinfires [plural]
Etymology: pin + fire Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pin|fire}} pin + fire Head templates: {{en-noun}} pinfire (plural pinfires)
  1. (firearms) An obsolete kind of brass cartridge in which the priming compound is ignited by striking a small pin which protrudes radially from just above the base of the cartridge. Wikipedia link: pinfire Categories (topical): Firearms Coordinate_terms: centerfire, rimfire

Inflected forms

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