Webleyn.

Brit.

/ˈwɛbli/, U.S.

/ˈwɛbli/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Webley.

Etymology: < P. Webley & Son, the name of the British company which produced the weapon (later Webley & Scott, after a merger with W & C Scott and Sons in 1897).Compare earlier attributive use of the company name to designate a firearm manufactured by them:1879 Logansport (Indiana) Chron. 18 Jan. The Webley gun is from $6 to $8 higher in price than the Wm. Moore.1889 Field 4 May 618/1 After an exhaustive trial..the new Webley revolver..has been adopted by the English Government.

A proprietary name for: a type of revolver or other small firearm.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > small arms by manufacturer

Springfield1813

Remington1846

Sharps1850

Smith & Wesson1859

Savage1892

Parabellum1904

Webley1911

Walther1920

Tokarev1953

Armalite1958

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 656/1 In the Webley the bolt is upon the standing breech and grips the extremity of the hinged barrel.

?1914 C. Mansfield Red Pearls xxviii. 290 The bullet from his Webley pierced through the heart of the gorilla.

1937 S. Smith Good Time was had by All 53 A Webley, service pattern, is a useful weapon.

1979 P. Cosgrave Three Colonels vi. 137 Haddad was wearing a heavy Webley ostentatiously on his hip.

2014 J. Malloy in J. Lee Gun Digest 2015 121/3 It can be imagined that over a long period of firing, men might well prefer the Enfield to the Webley.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	webley
释义	Webleyn. Brit. /ˈwɛbli/, U.S. /ˈwɛbli/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Webley. Etymology: < P. Webley & Son, the name of the British company which produced the weapon (later Webley & Scott, after a merger with W & C Scott and Sons in 1897).Compare earlier attributive use of the company name to designate a firearm manufactured by them:1879 Logansport (Indiana) Chron. 18 Jan. The Webley gun is from $6 to $8 higher in price than the Wm. Moore.1889 Field 4 May 618/1 After an exhaustive trial..the new Webley revolver..has been adopted by the English Government. A proprietary name for: a type of revolver or other small firearm. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > small arms by manufacturer Springfield1813 Remington1846 Sharps1850 Smith & Wesson1859 Savage1892 Parabellum1904 Webley1911 Walther1920 Tokarev1953 Armalite1958 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 656/1 In the Webley the bolt is upon the standing breech and grips the extremity of the hinged barrel. ?1914 C. Mansfield Red Pearls xxviii. 290 The bullet from his Webley pierced through the heart of the gorilla. 1937 S. Smith Good Time was had by All 53 A Webley, service pattern, is a useful weapon. 1979 P. Cosgrave Three Colonels vi. 137 Haddad was wearing a heavy Webley ostentatiously on his hip. 2014 J. Malloy in J. Lee Gun Digest 2015 121/3 It can be imagined that over a long period of firing, men might well prefer the Enfield to the Webley. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1911
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