lee-enfield rifle

lee-enfield rifle
\\ˈlēˈenˌfēld-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized L&E
Etymology: James P. Lee died 1904 American inventor born in Scotland + Enfield, town near London, English
: a short repeating British military rifle fed from a magazine and fitted with a knife bayonet

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