WINCHESTER


Meaning of WINCHESTER in English

/ ˈwɪntʃɪstə(r); NAmE / (also ˌWinchester ˈrifle ) noun

a type of long gun that fires several bullets one after the other

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WORD ORIGIN

from the name of Oliver F. Winchester (1810–80), the American manufacturer of the rifle.

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