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Remington|ˈrɛmɪŋtən|
[The name of Eliphalet Remington (1793–1861) and his son Philo (1816–89), gunsmiths of Ilion, New York, the original manufacturers.]
A proprietary term for a make of firearms and typewriters.
1865S. Bowles Across Continent iii. 23 Perhaps he had intuitive knowledge of our brave hearts and our innumerable Colts', Smith and Wessons', Remingtons', Ballards', and double-barreled shot-guns. 1871W. W. Greene Mod. Breech-Loaders 192 The Remington Rifle{ddd}has been extensively used in America, France, Denmark, and Austria. 1888Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 23 Oct. 350/2 Type-writing machines.—Standard Typewriter Manufacturing Company, New York, N.Y... Used since 1880. ‘The word ‘Remington’.’ 1895G. B. Shaw Let. 27 Aug. (1965) I. 551, I typewrite on a Bar Lock; but they now all imitate the Remington type so closely that there is no telling. 1895W. S. Churchill in Daily Graphic 27 Dec. 4/3 The rebels, who use Remingtons, fired independently. 1897Sears, Roebuck Catal. 570/2 The Remington Semi-Hammerless Single Barrel Breech Loading Shot Gun... You take no risk in buying the old and reliable Remington. 1906Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 4 Dec. 1683/1 Remington Arms Company, New York, N.Y... Used ten years. Remington... Shotguns, Pistols, Revolvers, and Rifles. 1926Trade Marks Jrnl. 19 May 1177 Remington... Typewriters, accounting typewriters and portable typewriters and accessories... Remington Typewriter Company..New York, U.S.A.; manufacturers. 1935N. Marsh Enter Murderer xvi. 193 ‘Is there a typewriter?’ ‘There is. A Remington.’ 1949Lubbock (Tex.) Morning Avalanche 23 Feb. ii. 1/1 Among the rare pistols are an 1850 double-barreled dueling pistol..and a five-shot Remington pistol. 1959A. K. Lang in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Mag. Feb. 77/2 The blonde found herself staring down the muzzle of his Remington. 1973‘A. Hall’ Tango Briefing ix. 114 A Remington ·410 across his knees..just the one shot. 1975Country Life 9 Oct. 920/4 A link between typewriters and women's emancipation. The first Remingtons were produced in 1873. |