carbine
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈkɑɹbiːn/, /ˈkɑɹbaɪn/
Noun

carbine (plural carbines)

  1. A rifle with a short barrel.
    • Inside the wall they found "a small cannon aimed at the entrance of the gate, and all along the street soldiers were stationed and a few on horseback were riding up and down. One of these had his carbine strapped on his back, and swung under his arm was a three-foot beheading sword wrapped in red cloth. That section had been terrorized by robbers, and they were prepared."
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