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muzzleloader

noun

Etymology

From muzzle + loader.

  1. derived from *leyt-✻
  2. inherited from *laidō✻
  3. inherited from lād
  4. inherited from lode
  5. suffixed as loader — “load + er”
  6. compounded as muzzleloader — “muzzle + loader”

Definitions

  1. A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the end that discharges the…

    A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the end that discharges the projectile (the muzzle).

The neighborhood

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