Winchester rifle


Winchester rifle

n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) trademark a breech-loading lever-action repeating rifle with a tubular magazine under the barrel. Often shortened to: Winchester [C19: named after O. F. Winchester (1810–80), US manufacturer]

Win′chester ri′fle


n. a.44-caliber magazine rifle, first produced in 1866. [1870–75; after Dutch. French. Winchester (1810–80), U.S. manufacturer]
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