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Snider|ˈsnaɪdə(r)|
[See def.]
Snider rifle, a form of breech-loading rifle invented by Jacob Snider († 1866). Also ellipt. for this.
1868U.S. Rep. Munit. War 32 The Snider rifle..has attracted perhaps as much attention as any breech-loader in Europe or America. 1876Voyle & Stevenson Milit. Dict. 27/1 The Snider or converted Enfield rifle cartridge. 1890Kipling Soldiers Three (1891) 65 The good and virtuous people who hardly know a Martini from a Snider. |