needle-gunn.

Brit.

/ˈniːdlɡʌn/, U.S.

/ˈnid(ə)lˌɡən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: needle n., gun n.

Etymology: < needle n. + gun n.The history of this type of rifle is uncertain; compare Notes & Queries (1866) 25 Aug. 149, Notes & Queries (1867) 9 Feb. 128.

A rifle in which the cartridge is exploded by the impact of a long pointed firing pin.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > by method of firing

hammer-gun1645

percussion1807

detonating gun1814

detonator1822

flintlock1833

flint-gun1837

needle-gun1850

pin-fire1867

rimfire1889

miquelet1926

1850 Times 28 Feb. 5/6 The invention is on the principle of a needle-gun (Zündnadelgewehre) and is applicable to military muskets.., on the using of a cartridge of peculiar arrangement and composition.

1865 J. E. H. Skinner Danish Heroism 206 Loading his needle-gun like fury.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 272 The needle-gun is not at all a satisfactory arm, considered..as a breech-loader.

1922 T. A. McNeal When Kansas was Young 18 One of our party carried a three-band Sharp's needle gun.

1978 A. North & I. Hogg Guns & Gunsmiths ii. viii. 139 The needle gun pioneered the use of the bolt as a breech-closing device.

1991 M. Weiss King's Test ii. vii. 155 Also a nice assortment of blades, grenades, and a needle-gun that fits in a shoulder holster.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	needle-gun
释义	needle-gunn. Brit. /ˈniːdlɡʌn/, U.S. /ˈnid(ə)lˌɡən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: needle n., gun n. Etymology: < needle n. + gun n.The history of this type of rifle is uncertain; compare Notes & Queries (1866) 25 Aug. 149, Notes & Queries (1867) 9 Feb. 128. A rifle in which the cartridge is exploded by the impact of a long pointed firing pin. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > by method of firing hammer-gun1645 percussion1807 detonating gun1814 detonator1822 flintlock1833 flint-gun1837 needle-gun1850 pin-fire1867 rimfire1889 miquelet1926 1850 Times 28 Feb. 5/6 The invention is on the principle of a needle-gun (Zündnadelgewehre) and is applicable to military muskets.., on the using of a cartridge of peculiar arrangement and composition. 1865 J. E. H. Skinner Danish Heroism 206 Loading his needle-gun like fury. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 272 The needle-gun is not at all a satisfactory arm, considered..as a breech-loader. 1922 T. A. McNeal When Kansas was Young 18 One of our party carried a three-band Sharp's needle gun. 1978 A. North & I. Hogg Guns & Gunsmiths ii. viii. 139 The needle gun pioneered the use of the bolt as a breech-closing device. 1991 M. Weiss King's Test ii. vii. 155 Also a nice assortment of blades, grenades, and a needle-gun that fits in a shoulder holster. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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