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Kentucky rifle
noun
- a long-barreled muzzleloading flintlock rifle developed near Lancaster, Pa., in the early 18th century and widely used on the frontier.
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Origin of Kentucky rifle1
First recorded in 1825–35
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To this, the American provocatively patted his Kentucky rifle.
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Rufus’s gun was a flintlock, a long slender Kentucky rifle.
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Dougherty’s apartment is filled with the Booth derringer, a Kentucky rifle, and a variety of engines that all operate.
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Accidents began to happen early, when behind the massive beams we found a Kentucky rifle and a Whistler etching, both perfectly preserved.
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The doctor was armed with his Kentucky rifle, and Hans with a harpoon and attached line.
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