rimfireadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈrɪmfʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈrɪmˌfaɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rim n.¹, fire v.¹

Etymology: < rim n.¹ + fire v.¹ Compare pin-fire adj.¹, centre-fire adj., and central fire adj. and n. at central adj. Compounds.

Firearms.

A. adj. (chiefly attributive).

Of a cartridge: having the priming substance disposed round the edge, so that ignition takes place when the rim of the cartridge's base is struck by the firing pin (contrasted with centre-fire). Of a gun, magazine, etc.: designed or adapted for cartridges of this kind.

ΘΚΠ

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

flintless1810

rimfire1867

hammerless1875

front-action1881

flintlocked1885

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [adjective] > types of cartridge

central fire1841

centre-fire1855

Greener1856

pin-fire1867

rimfire1867

rim ignition1867

Flobert1890

belted1916

magnum1935

1867 Cornhill Mag. Aug. 186 A copper rim-fire cartridge was used with no very great degree of accuracy.

1867 Cornhill Mag. Aug. 188 The Martini and Peabody guns..are rim-fire guns.

1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 136 The cartridge is rim-fire.

1900 Kynoch Jrnl. Dec. 41/2 The first real rifle I possessed was an antiquated rim-fire rook rifle.

1941 S. H. Holbrook Murder out Yonder i. 14 The gun is center-fire, and the cartridges rim-fire. That's why that—is still alive.

1989 T. Clancy Clear & Present Danger xiii. 277 He grabbed the rifle and a handful of the small copper-colored rimfire cartridges.

2000 Combat Handguns Mar. 93/1 Unlike a dedicated rimfire pistol, there is no follower tab that can be pulled down to increase the ease and speed of loading this rimfire magazine.

B. n.

A rimfire gun; (occasionally) a rimfire cartridge.

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

1889 Southwestern Reporter 10 173 The gun had gone off accidentally two thousand times... It is a rim-fire... If it was a center-fire, it would not do that.

1919 C. Askins Rifles & Rifle Shooting 69 The .25 Stevens rimfire has accomplished very fine work at two hundred yards off-hand.

1964 N.Y. Times 13 Aug. 34 Most serious shooters go through phases of [wood]chuck-shooting, starting with .22 rimfires, which is not a good cartridge because a clean kill is not assured.

1994 T. Clancy Debt of Honor xlii. 645 The Russian PSM automatic pistol was of .215 caliber, smaller in diameter even than the .22 rimfire that American kids..learned to shoot at Boy Scout camps.

2003 M. Burch Solving Squirrel Probl. viii. 175 A real squirrel specialist will prefer the challenge of rifle hunting, and any accurate .22 rimfire will do the trick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rimfire
释义	rimfireadj.n. Brit. /ˈrɪmfʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈrɪmˌfaɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rim n.¹, fire v.¹ Etymology: < rim n.¹ + fire v.¹ Compare pin-fire adj.¹, centre-fire adj., and central fire adj. and n. at central adj. Compounds. Firearms. A. adj. (chiefly attributive). Of a cartridge: having the priming substance disposed round the edge, so that ignition takes place when the rim of the cartridge's base is struck by the firing pin (contrasted with centre-fire). Of a gun, magazine, etc.: designed or adapted for cartridges of this kind. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [adjective] > by method of firing flintless1810 rimfire1867 hammerless1875 front-action1881 flintlocked1885 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [adjective] > types of cartridge central fire1841 centre-fire1855 Greener1856 pin-fire1867 rimfire1867 rim ignition1867 Flobert1890 belted1916 magnum1935 1867 Cornhill Mag. Aug. 186 A copper rim-fire cartridge was used with no very great degree of accuracy. 1867 Cornhill Mag. Aug. 188 The Martini and Peabody guns..are rim-fire guns. 1881 W. W. Greener Gun & its Devel. 136 The cartridge is rim-fire. 1900 Kynoch Jrnl. Dec. 41/2 The first real rifle I possessed was an antiquated rim-fire rook rifle. 1941 S. H. Holbrook Murder out Yonder i. 14 The gun is center-fire, and the cartridges rim-fire. That's why that—is still alive. 1989 T. Clancy Clear & Present Danger xiii. 277 He grabbed the rifle and a handful of the small copper-colored rimfire cartridges. 2000 Combat Handguns Mar. 93/1 Unlike a dedicated rimfire pistol, there is no follower tab that can be pulled down to increase the ease and speed of loading this rimfire magazine. B. n. A rimfire gun; (occasionally) a rimfire cartridge. 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 1889 Southwestern Reporter 10 173 The gun had gone off accidentally two thousand times... It is a rim-fire... If it was a center-fire, it would not do that. 1919 C. Askins Rifles & Rifle Shooting 69 The .25 Stevens rimfire has accomplished very fine work at two hundred yards off-hand. 1964 N.Y. Times 13 Aug. 34 Most serious shooters go through phases of [wood]chuck-shooting, starting with .22 rimfires, which is not a good cartridge because a clean kill is not assured. 1994 T. Clancy Debt of Honor xlii. 645 The Russian PSM automatic pistol was of .215 caliber, smaller in diameter even than the .22 rimfire that American kids..learned to shoot at Boy Scout camps. 2003 M. Burch Solving Squirrel Probl. viii. 175 A real squirrel specialist will prefer the challenge of rifle hunting, and any accurate .22 rimfire will do the trick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1867
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