- breech|load|er
- breech|load|er «BREECH LOH duhr», noun.a breechloading gun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Breechloader — Breech load er, n. A firearm which receives its load at the breech. [1913 Webster] For cavalry, the revolver and breechloader will supersede the saber. Rep. Sec. War (1860). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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