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Springfield|ˈsprɪŋfiːld|
The name of Springfield, Mass., used attrib. and absol. to designate firearms produced at the U.S. government armoury located there.
1813Niles' Reg. IV. 87/2 [The] gun..is but one pound and a half heavier than the common Springfield gun. 1849Knickerbocker XXXIII. 3 They carried slung from their saddles the excellent Springfield carbines, loading at the breech. 1866Harper's Mag. Aug. 407/1 ‘Puss’ had been doing his best with his ‘Springfield’, but all at once he stopped firing. 1904Kynoch Jrnl. Apr.-June 95 The Government of the United States had adopted in 1855 the Springfield rifle—a muzzle-loader, calibre .58 bore, with which a 500 grain bullet & 60 grains of powder were used. 1933B. Willoughby Alaskans All 3 His flannel shirt, high laced boots, the hunting-knife in his belt, and the Springfield by his side, made it difficult for me to realize he was a priest. 1964M. McLuhan Understanding Media xxxii. 341 The old-timers who backed the Springfield rifle against perimeter fire. 1976‘O. Jacks’ Assassination Day (1978) v. 81 The rifle..was an old World War II American Springfield. |