Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a smooth bore. Used of a gun barrel.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not rifled; not robbed; not stripped.
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- adjective firearms Having a
bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not beenrifled
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel
Etymologies
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Examples
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The TruBall shoots very well; my unrifled Ithaca 37 prints sub-2-inch groups with them at 50 yards.
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The man was armed, but the women were burdened with his own belongings -- the medicine chest -- his saddle and bridle -- his unrifled mule-pack -- and, wonder of wonders! the presents Khinjan's sick had given him, including money and weapons.
In The Time Of Light dj barber 2010
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The prevailing weapon was a cumbersome unrifled musket.
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The prevailing weapon was a cumbersome unrifled musket.
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First of all, because a gun with an unrifled barrel is only accurate to a few inches.
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Then attacking the other hand, he jumped down, fur unrifled, and walked off.
Cat Visit: Twins, Griffin, and very unexpected results Elizabeth McClung 2009
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Then attacking the other hand, he jumped down, fur unrifled, and walked off.
Archive 2009-11-01 Elizabeth McClung 2009
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Then I will expect to arrive at a gleaming airport, where I will be greeted by a chipper employee and quickly shuffled through security, where I will take off and land on time and be handed an unrifled bag.
The Blame Game 2008
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I mean, unrifled firearms are really inaccurate, and simply hitting a target at a distance is a challenge.
Archive 2007-07-01 James Killus 2007
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I mean, unrifled firearms are really inaccurate, and simply hitting a target at a distance is a challenge.
Superpowerful James Killus 2007
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