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‖ chassepot|ʃaspo| [From the name of the inventor.] The type of breech-loading, centre-fire needle-gun adopted as the rifle of the French army in 1866.
1869Pall Mall G. 21 Aug. 13 He lies with his shoulder shattered by a chassepot. 1870Disraeli Lothair lx, A brigade of French infantry armed with chassepots. |