"rook rifle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rook rifles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rook rifle (plural rook rifles)
  1. (historical) An English single-shot dropping block or break-action small-calibre rifle for shooting rooks and rabbits. Wikipedia link: rook rifle Tags: historical Synonyms: rook and rabbit rifle
    Sense id: en-rook_rifle-en-noun-ODWoW3fE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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