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Mauser|ˈmaʊzər|
[f. the name of the inventor.]
(More fully Mauser rifle.) A military rifle adopted by the German military experts in 1871, and perfected in 1884.
1880Encycl. Brit. XI. 284/2. 1882 Voyle & Stevenson Milit. Dict. Suppl. Mauser Rifle. 1887Pall Mall G. 25 Jan. 3/1 In the original Mauser..the soldier had to give the stock a smart stroke so as to throw out the used cartridge.
Hence Mauser v. trans. (nonce-wd.), to shoot (a person) with a Mauser rifle.
1903Kipling Five Nations 168 When you want men to be Mausered at one and a penny a day. |