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Kentucky rifle

Kentucky rifle noun: a distinctive type of flintlock (later percussion cap) rifle used on the American frontier from 1700 to the 1850s.

Noun

Kentucky rifle (plural Kentucky rifles)

  1. (US, historical) A distinctive type of flintlock (later percussion cap) rifle used on the American frontier from 1700 to the 1850s.

Synonyms of Kentucky rifle

Forms of Kentucky rifle

pluralKentucky rifles

Questions about Kentucky rifle

What does Kentucky rifle mean?
Kentucky rifle means a distinctive type of flintlock (later percussion cap) rifle used on the American frontier from 1700 to the 1850s.
What part of speech is Kentucky rifle?
Kentucky rifle is a noun.
What is the plural of Kentucky rifle?
The plural of Kentucky rifle is Kentucky rifles.

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