CARBINE


Meaning of CARBINE in English

/ ˈkɑːbaɪn; NAmE ˈkɑːrb-/ noun

a short light rifle

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from French carabine , from carabin mounted musketeer, of unknown origin.

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