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Peabody actions

Peabody actions is the plural of Peabody action.

Meaning of Peabody action

Noun

Peabody action (plural Peabody actions)

  1. (historical) An early form of breechloading firearm action, where the heavy breechblock tilted downwards across a bolt mounted in the rear of the breechblock, operated by a lever under the rifle.

Questions about Peabody actions

What is Peabody actions the plural of?
Peabody actions is the plural of Peabody action.

Words near Peabody actions in the dictionary

  1. peaberries
  2. peaberry
  3. Peabo
  4. Peabody
  5. Peabody action
  6. Peabody actions
  7. Peabody bird
  8. Peabody birds
  9. peabrain
  10. peabrained
  11. peabrains

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