| 单词 | seven-bore |
| 释义 | > as lemmasseven-bore seven-bore adj. and n. (also 7-bore) (a) adj. (of a gun) having a bore (bore n.1 2b) of approx. 0.87 inches (22.2 mm), corresponding to the diameter of spherical lead bullets weighing one seventh of a pound; (b) n. a seven-bore gun. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > shooting > shooting equipment > [noun] > shot-gun or fowling-piece > type of turnabout1801 twelve1804 stanchion-gun1815 Joe Manton1816 Joe Manton1816 ducking-gun1823 punt gun1824 Purdey1830 shore-gun1841 woodcock gun1858 seven-bore1859 twelve-bore1859 twelve-gauge1859 choke1875 choke-bore1875 cripple-stopper1881 over-and-under1889 ten-gauge1894 ducker1896 tschinke1910 under-and-over1911 over-under1913 side by side1947 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > shotgun turnabout1801 shotgun1828 scattergun1836 seven-bore1859 twelve-bore1859 twelve-gauge1859 twelve1895 pump1928 1859 Bell's Life in London 27 Nov. 8/5 While he shoots with a seven bore single I will use one barrel of my ten bore double. 1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting ix. 375 I have shot for ten years constantly with a seven-bore of his make. 1910 Western Field Mar. 387/1 I remember once amongst the outstanders an old German, a splendid wing shot, who used a 7 bore gun and a load to correspond. 1946 J. Wentworth Day in R. Harman Countryside Char. 114 Crawling, heart in mouth, through the minefield at East Mersea for a shot from a mighty long-barrelled seven-bore muzzle-loader. 1975 R. Trevelyan Pendragon (U.S. ed.) ii. 31 The hammers snapped down on the two copper percussion caps simultaneously; the Joe Manton seven-bore lifted the boy clean from the ground and hurled him four yards backwards into a dry stream bed. 2016 Catal. Fine Art Sale 23 Nov. in www.peterwilson.co.uk (accessed 12 Aug. 2020) Seven Bore Sporting gun by James Burrows Preston, with scroll engraved lock, chequered figured walnut stock with horn cap, inlaid silver escutcheon. 132cm overall length. < as lemmas |
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