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† carabin Obs.|ˈkærəbɪn|
Also 6–7 carbine, 6 -yne, 7 carbeene, carabine, carrabin. See also carbine, the weapon: the two words have been taken as one in English.
[a. F. carabin (16th c. in Littré), of disputed origin: Roquefort alleges an earlier calabrin, according to Diez, f. calabre an ancient engine of war, the name calabrin being transferred from the man who worked that to those who carried these fire-arms; but Littré inclines to see in it a transl. of Calabrīnus Calabrian.
Calabre, also Pr. and OSp., is regarded by Diez as repr. medL. chadabula an engine for throwing stones, earlier catabola, a. Gr. καταβολή overthrow, destruction.]
A mounted musketeer; a carabineer. (See 1611.)
(Not in Johnson 1755.)
1590Webbe Trav. (Arb.) 19 Much like to Carbines or Horsemen readie to y⊇ warre. 1591Sir J. Smythe Instr. Milit. 202 Musters of Carabins or Argolettiers. 1611Cotgr., Carabin, a Carabine or Carbeene; an Arguebuzier armed with a morrian, and breast-plate, and seruing on horsebacke. 1625Markham Souldier's Accid. 42 Hargo⁓busseirs, or Carbines. 1626T. H. Caussin's Holy Crt. 266 To leaue it, like a Carbine, who hath shot of his pistoll. 1735Carte Ormonde I. 97 A troop of horse which consisted..of sixty Carabins. [1885R. Burton 1001 Nights I. 202 note, Men who formerly would have half starved as curates and ensigns, barristers and carabins.]
b. (See quot.; cf. free lance.)
1816Singer Hist. Cards 234 Carabin a term used at the game of lansquenet, to designate an occasional player who takes the chance of a card or two..and then ceases to play. |