smoothbore

[ smooth-bawr, -bohr ]

/ ˈsmuðˌbɔr, -ˌboʊr /

adjective

(of firearms) having a bore that is smooth; not rifled.

noun

a smoothbore gun.

Origin of smoothbore

First recorded in 1790–1800; smooth + bore²

Words nearby smoothbore

S.M.O.M., smooch, smoodge, smooth, smooth as silk, smoothbore, smooth breathing, smooth collie, smooth diet, smooth dogfish, smoothen

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Example sentences from the Web for smoothbore

On the morning of the Friday when the ultimatum was to be sent to Smoothbore, Peel returned to the hospital from the town.
The Great Gold Rush|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis
Smoothbore's trooper was a youth of ideas—a good type of the fine force.
The Great Gold Rush|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis
The ship had also four 9-inch smoothbore Dahlgrens to complete its main battery.
With the Battle Fleet|Franklin Matthews
Smoothbore gave him three months on the Wood-pile, with a blue ticket at the end of that term.
The Great Gold Rush|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis

"Our lives don't figure in this proposition," and once again Smoothbore smiled.
The Great Gold Rush|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis

British Dictionary definitions for smoothbore

smoothbore

/ (ˈsmuːðˌbɔː) /

noun

(modifier) (of a firearm) having an unrifled borea smoothbore musket

such a firearm

Derived forms of smoothbore

smoothbored, adjective

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单词	smoothbore
释义	smoothbore [ smooth-bawr, -bohr ] / ˈsmuðˌbɔr, -ˌboʊr / adjective (of firearms) having a bore that is smooth; not rifled. noun a smoothbore gun. Origin of smoothbore First recorded in 1790–1800; smooth + bore² Words nearby smoothbore S.M.O.M., smooch, smoodge, smooth, smooth as silk, smoothbore, smooth breathing, smooth collie, smooth diet, smooth dogfish, smoothen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for smoothbore On the morning of the Friday when the ultimatum was to be sent to Smoothbore, Peel returned to the hospital from the town. The Great Gold Rush\|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis Smoothbore's trooper was a youth of ideas—a good type of the fine force. The Great Gold Rush\|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis The ship had also four 9-inch smoothbore Dahlgrens to complete its main battery. With the Battle Fleet\|Franklin Matthews Smoothbore gave him three months on the Wood-pile, with a blue ticket at the end of that term. The Great Gold Rush\|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis "Our lives don't figure in this proposition," and once again Smoothbore smiled. The Great Gold Rush\|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis British Dictionary definitions for smoothbore smoothbore / (ˈsmuːðˌbɔː) / noun (modifier) (of a firearm) having an unrifled borea smoothbore musket such a firearm Derived forms of smoothbore smoothbored, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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