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carbine

[kahr-been, -bahyn] / ˈkɑr bin, -baɪn /
NOUN
musket
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“What I remember is the time John Wayne killed three men with a carbine . . . and the time the kitten found Orson Welles in the doorway in The Third Man.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Pusser indeed owned a lot of guns, including a .30 carbine caliber revolver that Mike Elam managed to procure over the course of his investigation.

From Slate Nov. 6, 2025

The carbine red of two works by the Beirut-based artist Dala Nasser frame the back and a side wall.

From New York Times Aug. 3, 2023

I wanted an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot range model air rifle ...

From Salon Dec. 29, 2022

Instantly, Booth dropped the carbine and crumpled to his knees.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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