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chassepot

chasse·pot [ shss pṓ ] (plural chasse·pots)


noun 
Definition:
 
bolt-action rifle: a breechloading bolt-action rifle used by the French army in the 19th century that fired a paper cartridge with a percussion cap in its base

[Mid-19th century. After Antoine A. Chassepot (1833-1905), French firearms designer]
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