Kentucky rifle

English

Noun

Kentucky rifle (plural Kentucky rifles)

  1. (US, historical) A distinctive type of flintlock (later percussion cap) rifle used on the American frontier from 1700 to the 1850s.
    Synonyms: Pennsylvania rifle, Tennessee rifle, long rifle
    Hypernyms: rifle < firearm < gun < weapon
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