Morris tuben.

Brit.

/ˈmɒrɪs tjuːb/,

/ˈmɒrɪs tʃuːb/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrəs ˌt(j)ub/,

/ˈmɑrəs ˌt(j)ub/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Morris , tube n.

Etymology: < the name of Richard Morris (d. 1891), the inventor, who patented the barrel in 1881 + tube n.

Now historical.

A small-bore rifle barrel that can be inserted in a large-bore rifle or shotgun for shooting practice.

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Morris tube1884

1884 Army Gen. Orders 2 Instructions with regard to the employment of Morris's Aiming Tubes in Government rifles have been approved.

1887 Army Gen. Orders 160 Morris Aiming Tubes... The issue of Morris tubes to battalions of Militia is deferred.

1896 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. (ed. 6) 649 The chief use of a Morris tube is to convert a large bore or powerful rifle into a weapon of the saloon rifle type for gallery practice.

1901 Scotsman 28 Feb. 8/2 The question of providing Morris-tube ranges in the public parks.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 875/2 For revolvers, pistols, rook and rabbit rifles, and for Morris tubes cartridges vary from .22 in. to .301 in. in gauge.

1926 H. B. C. Pollard Hist. Firearms viii. 211 The Morris tube, in which a tube bored for the .297/230 cartridge..was turned with a breech end similar to the standard chamber of the arm it was to fit.

1970 R. A. Steindler Firearms Dict. 156/1 Morris Tube, a rifled tube, popular in England & Europe, that fits into the barrel of a rifle or shotgun.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	morris tube
释义	Morris tuben. Brit. /ˈmɒrɪs tjuːb/, /ˈmɒrɪs tʃuːb/, U.S. /ˈmɔrəs ˌt(j)ub/, /ˈmɑrəs ˌt(j)ub/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Morris , tube n. Etymology: < the name of Richard Morris (d. 1891), the inventor, who patented the barrel in 1881 + tube n. Now historical. A small-bore rifle barrel that can be inserted in a large-bore rifle or shotgun for shooting practice. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > practice barrel Morris tube1884 1884 Army Gen. Orders 2 Instructions with regard to the employment of Morris's Aiming Tubes in Government rifles have been approved. 1887 Army Gen. Orders 160 Morris Aiming Tubes... The issue of Morris tubes to battalions of Militia is deferred. 1896 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. (ed. 6) 649 The chief use of a Morris tube is to convert a large bore or powerful rifle into a weapon of the saloon rifle type for gallery practice. 1901 Scotsman 28 Feb. 8/2 The question of providing Morris-tube ranges in the public parks. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 875/2 For revolvers, pistols, rook and rabbit rifles, and for Morris tubes cartridges vary from .22 in. to .301 in. in gauge. 1926 H. B. C. Pollard Hist. Firearms viii. 211 The Morris tube, in which a tube bored for the .297/230 cartridge..was turned with a breech end similar to the standard chamber of the arm it was to fit. 1970 R. A. Steindler Firearms Dict. 156/1 Morris Tube, a rifled tube, popular in England & Europe, that fits into the barrel of a rifle or shotgun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884
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