Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A conical rifle bullet used in the 1800s and designed with a hollow base that expanded when fired.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The conical ball, with hollow base, used with the Minié rifle.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Claude Étienne Minié, (1814?–1879), French army officer.]
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