单词 | break-off |
释义 | break-offn. 1. The action of breaking-off: see break v., esp. discontinuance, severing of relations. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > quarrel or falling out > [noun] slit1390 variancec1425 quarrellingc1460 falling out1539 quarrel1566 feud1568 breach1573 rupture1583 outcast1620 outfall1647 outfallingc1650 fallout1725 split1729 break-off1860 1860 J. Forster Deb. Grand Remonstr. 169 The sudden and impetuous break-off from the party with whom he had acted so zealously. 2. In a musket or rifle: The metal work of the stock of a gun into which the breech of the barrel fits. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > stock or shaft > parts of shaft1626 side plate1680 pistol hand1702 club1720 heel plate1753 break-off1804 shoulder-butt1810 pistol-butt1814 rifle butt1826 pistol grip1841 nose cap1844 trap1844 trap-plate1844 receiver1851 bump1852 furniture1852 bend1859 comb1867 fore-end1881 furniture-pin1881 grip1881 1804 Hull Adv. 21 Jan. 4/1 The left hand then seizes the shaft of the stock and the right hand dislodges the barrel from the ‘Break-off’. 1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 106 For a new break off filed up, fitted, and hardened. 1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 250 With the breeches in the percussioned state, break-offs fitted and locks jointed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1804 |
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